Trim Your Inbox Challenge Tip #2

Welcome to Day TWO of the Trim Your Inbox Challenge!

Trim Your Inbox Challenge Tip #2 Use your rules.

When we talk about this idea of trimming your inbox, my goal is actually that stuff that shouldn't land in your inbox but it does. And that's where rules come in.

It doesn't matter whether you're using Gmail or Outlook, rules can be used in both of those tools. If you want help and figuring out how to do that, come to the webinar on Monday, January 18, and we'll help you with the how, but most people know the basics, they just have never actually used them. That's what we're here to help with.

The idea of a rule is that, for example, if I were to get a newsletter about something once a week, I might not really need to read it as soon as it comes in. So, it takes up this space in my inbox and in my brain until I get to it.

Instead, I create a rule that automatically routes that message to either a folder in outlook or a label in Gmail that I call to read and review. And then once a week I go in and process the messages in my read and review folder.

At that point it doesn't hit my inbox and then I move it and then I go do something about it, or it doesn't take my attention right away.

If you would like to work with the idea of batch processing, similar things, another example might be bills. If you have bills that come into your inbox, you get your account statements. You can have those automatically routes to a bill folder. And that way, when you go to pay your bills from that folder, they're all in one place and you're not scrolling and hunting for them.

Use your rules as your way to get stuff out of your inbox and where you need to go find it to go do your work.

That's your tip for day two of the trim your inbox challenge. And if you have additional questions, feel free to reach out.

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As part of our #Trimyourinboxchallenge, we invite you to attend the live Q&A webinar with our founder and owner Jennifer Buchholz. During this webinar, Jennifer will answer all your questions from the challenge and share a few other tips and tricks for keeping your inbox slim!

When: Monday, January 18, 1:30 PM CST

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