5 SECRETS
to achieving an empty
email inbox

dread?
Does your email inbox leave
you with a deep sense of

haunt you?
Do you have nightmares about
unread or forgotten emails
coming back to

You don’t have
to be afraid
of your email inbox!

Just apply these
5 easy secrets
to your inbox…

1. Clear out what’s there

1. Clear out what’s there

1. Clear out what’s there
• Create 2013 and 2014 folders

1. Clear out what’s there
• Create 2013 and 2014 folders
• File all inactive emails into the folders

1. Clear out what’s there
• Create 2013 and 2014 folders
• File all inactive emails into the folders
• Delete any nonessential emails

2. Prioritize

2. Prioritize

2. Prioritize
• Respond to important emails then file

2. Prioritize
• Respond to important emails then file
• Create filters to move recurring nonessential
emails into a folder, skipping your inbox

3. Delegate

3. Delegate

3. Delegate
• Don’t feel obligated to answer every email

3. Delegate
• Don’t feel obligated to answer every email
• If someone else is a better fit to reply, forward it
to them

3. Delegate
• Don’t feel obligated to answer every email
• If someone else is a better fit to reply, forward it
to them
• If you can’t answer right away, create a task in
your To Do list

4. Embrace email’s
limitations

4. Embrace email’s limitations

4. Embrace email’s limitations
• Email is not a task manager

4. Embrace email’s limitations
• Email is not a task manager
• Email is not a project management tool

4. Embrace email’s limitations
• Email is not a task manager
• Email is not a project management tool
• Use email for short, impactful communications

4. Embrace email’s limitations
• Email is not a task manager
• Email is not a project management tool
• Use email for short, impactful communications
• Bonus Secret: Redbooth users can create a task
directly from an email

5. Keep the inbox empty
Apply secrets 1-4 every day to keep from
revisiting email inbox overload

The true secret to having an
empty email box is:
keeping an empty email box

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