by Pat Sweet | Aug 30, 2020 | Podcast, Productivity
In this episode, I provide 8 of the specific strategies I use to process email, keep my inbox clean, and focus more time on what really matters – getting work done.
by Pat Sweet | Jan 18, 2014 | Article, Productivity
Where I work, if you were to ask a random sample of people what they were up to in a given moment, no less than half of them say “Email”. You’ve probably seen it yourself where you work. Heck, you might even spent the majority of YOUR time...
by Pat Sweet | Dec 8, 2012 | Article, Productivity
Here’s my latest entry in my How to Write an Email series. These posts are meant to help you develop skills in the most common and ubiquitous form of written communication in the world of information work: email. Today’s post is a bit of a twofer....
by Pat Sweet | Nov 1, 2012 | Article, Productivity
Today’s instalment of my how to write an email series is going to focus on the stuff you do before you actually write the email. Specifically, I want to tackle the To, CC, and BCC fields. You might think that this isn’t all that important compared to the...
by Pat Sweet | Oct 20, 2012 | Article, Productivity
Here’s the second part in my series about how to write an e-mail. Last time I wrote, I covered whether or not you should actually write an email in the first place. This time around, I’ll assume that you’ve decided that you really need to communicate...