Comments on: The adventures of a GTD follower – my email setup http://www.dragosroua.com/the-adventures-of-a-gtd-follower-my-email-setup/ The Personal Development Blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:24:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=362 By: Getting Things Done with an iPhone - total black belt productivity http://www.dragosroua.com/the-adventures-of-a-gtd-follower-my-email-setup/#comment-25484 Getting Things Done with an iPhone - total black belt productivity Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:46:14 +0000 http://www.dragosroua.com/the-adventures-of-a-gtd-follower-my-email-setup/#comment-25484 [...] Mac regular Mail.app, you can leverage your regular email setup by folders. Just like my regular email GTD setup, for instance. You can review your Safari bookmarks, sync them and keep all the surfing information [...] [...] Mac regular Mail.app, you can leverage your regular email setup by folders. Just like my regular email GTD setup, for instance. You can review your Safari bookmarks, sync them and keep all the surfing information [...]

]]> By: dragos http://www.dragosroua.com/the-adventures-of-a-gtd-follower-my-email-setup/#comment-641 dragos Mon, 19 Feb 2007 11:48:14 +0000 http://www.dragosroua.com/the-adventures-of-a-gtd-follower-my-email-setup/#comment-641 Sounds pretty simple, but in my system I always have a clean Inbox immediately after each mail batch download. I din't said in the post but I check email only three or four times per day, and after each check I remain with an empty Inbox. And then, when I'm into just doing stuff, I just digg into my Answer ASAP emails. I think each have its own process approach. And that's nice, diversity is always a good thing. Sounds pretty simple, but in my system I always have a clean Inbox immediately after each mail batch download. I din’t said in the post but I check email only three or four times per day, and after each check I remain with an empty Inbox.

And then, when I’m into just doing stuff, I just digg into my Answer ASAP emails.

I think each have its own process approach. And that’s nice, diversity is always a good thing.

]]> By: gtdfrk http://www.dragosroua.com/the-adventures-of-a-gtd-follower-my-email-setup/#comment-638 gtdfrk Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:35:59 +0000 http://www.dragosroua.com/the-adventures-of-a-gtd-follower-my-email-setup/#comment-638 Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you. How do I ever find stuff again in my huge mail archive? Simple. I use Copernic Desktop Search, which indexes and searches my mail as well as my digital files perfectly! Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you. How do I ever find stuff again in my huge mail archive? Simple. I use Copernic Desktop Search, which indexes and searches my mail as well as my digital files perfectly!

]]> By: gtdfrk http://www.dragosroua.com/the-adventures-of-a-gtd-follower-my-email-setup/#comment-637 gtdfrk Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:34:12 +0000 http://www.dragosroua.com/the-adventures-of-a-gtd-follower-my-email-setup/#comment-637 Dragos, let me tell you about my e-mail setup. I use e-mail a lot but I try not to let it run my daily life. Therefore, I keep a very simple system. Basically, I only have 3 folders: 1. incoming mail 2. archive - received 3. archive - sent That's it! It works as follows. Incoming e-mail never sits in the incoming mail tray for more than one day (usually much less). I deal with the e-mail (reply or print or put in archive or delete). It almost always get filed into the "archive - received" right away, AFTER I have decided on the next action and put the appropriate "stuff" (tasks, reminders, projects, etc.) into my GTD system. If I send mail or reply to mail, it gets moved right into "archive - sent" and if I need to track the outgoing mail, I put it on my @WaitingFor list in my GTD system, and/or I file a physical copy in my paper-based reference system or tickler. Hmm, maybe I should blog about this setup! :) Dragos, let me tell you about my e-mail setup.

I use e-mail a lot but I try not to let it run my daily life. Therefore, I keep a very simple system.

Basically, I only have 3 folders:
1. incoming mail
2. archive – received
3. archive – sent
That’s it!

It works as follows. Incoming e-mail never sits in the incoming mail tray for more than one day (usually much less). I deal with the e-mail (reply or print or put in archive or delete). It almost always get filed into the “archive – received” right away, AFTER I have decided on the next action and put the appropriate “stuff” (tasks, reminders, projects, etc.) into my GTD system.

If I send mail or reply to mail, it gets moved right into “archive – sent” and if I need to track the outgoing mail, I put it on my @WaitingFor list in my GTD system, and/or I file a physical copy in my paper-based reference system or tickler.

Hmm, maybe I should blog about this setup! :)

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