4 Steps to get your email inbox under control once and for all
ProAssisting Blog
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
Does the 10,000+ “Unread” notification that sits next to your email inbox catch your eye every time you open your inbox? You're not alone.
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If the number of emails in your inbox just seems to tick up ominously day by day, maybe it’s time to try a new strategy. Martin says the way we tend to mix sorting, reading and answering emails is an energy drain. “It’s The problem with this method is that we push emails to the back burner.
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