Stress Reduction by Managing Your Email Inbox

Do you get overwhelmed by emails into your inbox?You can understand now why I suggest just using
It can so distracting, and takes away time andthe main category and not break it down further.
energy from your work. Not to mention, it canYou'll only want to handle a limited number of free
create stress from information overload.email accounts, instead of creating another huge list
Is there a simple way of managing your emails? Well,of free email accounts to manage.
in a word, yes. Plus it's free.Step Three: Change the subscription details for each
If you've been on the internet for any length oflist you're subscribed to
time, you'll probably have subscribed to a newsletterThe next step is then to go through all the current
or two. However, it's more likely you're receiving tonsemails in your Inbox, and changed the subscription
of emails from different authors and companies thatdetails to your free email accounts. In this example, I
clog up your email inbox.redirected all the internet marketing related lists to
And you've probably subscribed to these listsmy account dedicated to internet marketing, and the
because you were interested in the information thatsame for trading related emails.
the authors were providing you. Short ofThis way, you can still remain subscribed to the lists
unsubscribing, what can you do?you're interested in, but without being overwhelmed
If you're like me, I receive tons of emails from theby the number of emails that keep pouring into your
different lists that I've subscribed to. So much thatInbox. You can always log into your email accounts
instead of allowing me to focus on what I want toduring your free time, and catch up on news and
do, the emails have just become a distraction. Not toupdates as necessary.
mention that I have to set aside time and energy toStep Four: Slow and Steady
clear my inbox when it gets too crowded.You could do all your subscribed lists at one shot, if
This is where the value of categorization comes inyou're subscribed only to a few. But if you're
useful, especially if you want a quick and easysubscribed to a large number of lists like me, it'll
method of managing the emails that come into yourprobably be more productive to do this email
inbox.re-direction over a period of a week or two.
Step One: Sort out the information categories ofAs for paid services and products, you might want
your emailto stick with your primary personal email. I use my
What I did was sort out the main types of massmain personal email account still as I want to make
email I get, which are related to internet marketingsure I get any updates or notifications on time. It's
and trading online. For example, two categories are:only the free information or lists that get delegated
1. Internet Marketing Relatedto my free email accounts.
2. Trading RelatedSummary
Keep the main categories broad enough withoutManaging information is crucial to keeping focused on
breaking them up into niches. You'll understand why inyour goals. With so much information available today,
the next step.it's easy to get distracted and lose sight of your
Step Two: Create one free email account perprimary goal. Information overload can also cause you
categorystress, especially if you're already busy with other
The next thing to do is to create 2 free emailprojects.
accounts, using gmail for each category. You can useThis is a simple, straightforward way to manage
other free email services, but it so happens that Iinformation via free email services. It's quick and
use Gmail from Google, and they have tons ofdirty, but it'll get the job done in removing distracting
storage space.emails from your primary Inbox.