Comments on: Inbox Zero http://stevenray.net/inbox-zero/ UX designer - Defender of the internets! Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:25:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: admin http://stevenray.net/inbox-zero/comment-page-1/#comment-18 admin Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:10:16 +0000 http://stevenray.net/2008/01/17/inbox-zero/#comment-18 Hey Anthony, Actually you are doing the "inbox zero" method. After writing this post I switched my email servers to gmail. This has made a tremendous impact on my email organization. I've been at "inbox zero" for 3 months now. I would recommend using gmail to anyone. I also use a nifty little app called <a href="http://mailplaneapp.com/" rel="nofollow">Mailplane</a>. Which makes for a pretty nice experience. Hey Anthony,
Actually you are doing the “inbox zero” method.
After writing this post I switched my email servers to gmail. This has made a tremendous impact on my email organization. I’ve been at “inbox zero” for 3 months now. I would recommend using gmail to anyone. I also use a nifty little app called Mailplane. Which makes for a pretty nice experience.

]]> By: Anthony Armendariz http://stevenray.net/inbox-zero/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Anthony Armendariz Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:33:01 +0000 http://stevenray.net/2008/01/17/inbox-zero/#comment-17 I've always been so anal about organization of files, digital assets, and email. I first started by using folders in mail to organize and archive everything. That didn't really help so I started using MailTags and Mail ActOn, to apply automatic labeling by project code or manual quick tagging to create to-dos or to auto file into a smart folder. While helpful and extremely organized, email was still just eating too much time. Personally I found the easiest way to manage mail is to do one of three things with each message. Reply, delete or file. Anything that is in my inbox i assume needs to be acted on and once it has it immediately goes into the trash unless it has important material to file for later. I don't know if this is the Inbox Zero method but its simple and seems to work. I’ve always been so anal about organization of files, digital assets, and email. I first started by using folders in mail to organize and archive everything. That didn’t really help so I started using MailTags and Mail ActOn, to apply automatic labeling by project code or manual quick tagging to create to-dos or to auto file into a smart folder. While helpful and extremely organized, email was still just eating too much time.

Personally I found the easiest way to manage mail is to do one of three things with each message. Reply, delete or file. Anything that is in my inbox i assume needs to be acted on and once it has it immediately goes into the trash unless it has important material to file for later. I don’t know if this is the Inbox Zero method but its simple and seems to work.

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