1. Yes! You Can Stay on Top of Email
3 simple steps
TJ Wolfe
Instructor, PhD Student &
Technology Coach
NC State University
www.tjwolfe.com
@TJWolfe_
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2. Tyler
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5. search
calendar & chat tasks
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7. 3 simple steps
1. folders
2. filters
3. a calendar
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8. 3 simple rules
1. deal with each message once
2. one step, less than 2 minutes, do it now
3. time sensitive, put it on your calendar
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9. 3 simple steps
1. folders
2. filters
3. a calendar
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10. folders
inbox
processed mail
waiting
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11. folders
settings
label
create new label
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12. folders
inbox
the place where your email ‘Gathers’ your messages for you
processed mail
picture this as a ‘filing cabinet’ for email messages. You put
them here so you can go back and pull them out if you need
them again
waiting
for messages/emails that you need to hold on to because
you’re waiting for something
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13. folders
as you get accustomed to using the 3 folders it
may be beneficial to add more
a good tip is to use as few folders as you can get
away with and no fewer
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14. folders
too few and we mix items into folders they don’t
belong
too many folders negates the idea of a folder
system because it gets too complicated
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15. 3 simple steps
1. folders
2. filters
3. a calendar
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17. filters
settings
filters
create new filter
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18. 3 simple steps
1. folders
2. filters
3. a calendar
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20. calendar
fixed
bounded
reliable
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21. calendar
email reminders of events
import/export
share
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22. “We are currently preparing students for jobs
that don't yet exist, with technology that
hasn’t been invented, to solve problems we
don’t know we have.“
~ Karl Fisch, Did You Know 2.0
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