Summary: Part 1:<br>Email and communication - Rethinking your approach for 2021<br><br>3/1/16<br><br>*Types of Email*<br>Outlook, Gmail, Comcast/Xfinity, ProtonMail, Tutanota<br><br>*Where are you storing your email*<br>Inbox, Archive folder. Sub-folder labyrinth (Year, project, person, Untitled Folder 1, 2, 3, 4), Trash?<br><br>*When do you check email?*<br>All day, Dedicated focused time block, Only when you are being paid for it<br><br>*How are you notified?*<br>Ding, Swoosh, Slide-out banner notification, That splinter in your mind<br><br>*Be a better protector of your Inbox *<br>Delete ruthlessly, <br>Unsubscribe from content you never read. Especially retail.<br>Bulk Archive emails from clients/colleagues/family/friends for reference later<br><br><br>*Be a better Sender:*<br><br>* Use BCC for large lists of addressees to avoid the dreaded mega-thread, and to protect users’ addresses from being known by others<br>* Summarize your request or communication in a few sentences at the top instead of making people read through the entire mega-thread<br>* Three Sentences (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120120052313/http://three.sentenc.es/)" rel="noopener">https://web.archive.org/web/20120120052313/http://three.sentenc.es/)</a> - from 2012<br>* Maximum two apologies for taking up someone’s time
