Times Online says that Email is the Number 1 Stressor at Work

A recent Times Online Report says that:

… workers are suffering "e-mail stress" because they are swamped with messages and constantly monitoring their inbox … E-mail is the thing that now causes us the most problems in our working lives.

My experience is that this is true for many people. However for most the problem is not the volume of email but poor email management.

Don't Use Your Inbox Like a Filing Cabinet!

When you have finished with an email, either delete it or move it out of the Inbox! Make sure that your Inbox only has emails that still need your attention.

Do you still keep paper files? I am sure you don't throw your To-Do list into your filing cabinet with the rest of your papers.

So why do so many of us continue to do this with our emails?

We have a free ebook on our website titled "The Professional's Guide to E-Mail Management in Microsoft Outlook" that outlines ways in which you can setup a proper email management system in Outlook. The book does make reference in several places to our email management product QuickFile 4Outlook but all the tips work with Outlook only (i.e. you don't need any extra software).