Inbox Zero in 17 Minutes: The One-Touch Email System

Tiago Forte β€’ April 21, 2022
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Most of us spend more hours every day on email than we think. I spend about 17 minutes per day. How? I only touch each email once. In this video, I'll teach you my system - for Gmail or any platform. For more details and a downloadable guide, check out the full tutorial here: https://fortelabs.com/blog/one-touch-to-inbox-zero/ Today's guest: Marc Koenig ▢️ YT: https://www.youtube.com/c/MarcKoenig/ 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/marckoenig_ CHAPTERS: 00:00 5 Steps To Inbox Zero 00:10 PART 1: THEORY 00:11 Step 1: The Essentials 00:27 Step 2: Simply Your Email System 00:41 Step 3: Set Up Your Downstream Systems 00:51 The 4 Essential Productivity Systems 01:20 Step 4: Streamline Your Workflow 01:41 Step 5: Make Triage Decisions 02:08 PART 2: IMPLEMENTATION (Real-Time Demo ft Marc) 02:39 Step 1: Unsubscribing from Emails/Newsletters (Live Demo) 04:13 Step 2: Streamline Email System (Live Demo) 05:39 Step 3: 4 Productivity Systems (Live Demo) 05:48 1. Calendar: Google Calendar (Live Demo) 06:02 2. Task Manager: Things (Live Demo) 08:25 3. Notes App: Evernote (Live Demo) 10:18 4. Read Later App: Instapaper (Live Demo) 11:51 Step 4: Streamline System (Live Demo) 12:27 1. Turn On Auto-Drive 13:05 2. Turn On Keyboard Shortcuts 13:36 3. Turn On Conversation View 14:10 Step 5: Categorize Emails 16:59 How To Create Your Second Brain? ---------------------------------------------- πŸ’Œ Join our weekly newsletter for more productivity tips and resources https://fortelabs.com/subscribe/ πŸ“šORDER MY BEST-SELLING BOOKS 🧠 Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/book πŸ“‚The PARA Method: Simplify, Organize, and Master Your Digital Life: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/para πŸ‘©β€πŸŽ“ TAKE MY SELF-PACED COURSES 1️⃣ Pillars of Productivity: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/pop 2️⃣ BASB Foundation: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/foundation πŸ€“ TEST YOUR PRODUCTIVITY POTENTIAL Take our Productivity Pulse Check to evaluate your daily habits and find out where you can make improvements. Take the quiz now: https://fortelabs.typeform.com/pulsecheck?utm_source=youtube πŸ‘‹ CONNECT WITH ME πŸ“¬ My weekly newsletter: https://fortelabs.com/subscribe πŸ‘©β€πŸ’» LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiagoforte/ 🌐 My website: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/ πŸ’Œ My blog: https://fortelabs.com/blog/ πŸ¦β€β¬› X: http://x.com/fortelabs 🟦 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fortelabs 🀳Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fortelabsco/

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