#+TITLE: INBOX Zero #+AUTHOR: bjoernb #+EMAIL: 4bewersd@informatik.uni-hamburg.de #+DATE: \date{January 31, 2013} #+DESCRIPTION: That is not much mail #+KEYWORDS: mail, organize, gtd, #+LANGUAGE: en #+OPTIONS: H:3 num:t toc:t \n:nil @:t ::t |:t ^:t -:t f:t *:t <:t #+OPTIONS: TeX:t LaTeX:t skip:nil d:nil todo:t pri:nil tags:not-in-toc toc:nil #+INFOJS_OPT: view:nil toc:nil ltoc:t mouse:underline buttons:0 path:http://orgmode.org/org-info.js #+EXPORT_SELECT_TAGS: export #+EXPORT_EXCLUDE_TAGS: noexport #+LINK_UP: #+LINK_HOME: #+XSLT: #+startup: beamer #+LaTeX_CLASS: beamer #+LaTeX_CLASS_OPTIONS: [bigger] #+latex_header: \mode{\usetheme{CambridgeUS}\setbeamercolor*{block title}{bg=red!64!black,fg=white}\setbeamercolor{section number projected}{bg=black,fg=white} \setbeamercolor{item projected}{bg=black,fg=white} \setbeamertemplate{itemize items}{\color{black} \blacktriangleright} } #+BEAMER_FRAME_LEVEL: 2 #+COLUMNS: %20ITEM %13BEAMER_env(Env) %6BEAMER_envargs(Args) %4BEAMER_col(Col) %7BEAMER_extra(Extra) * INBOX Zero ** email inbox *** 2 questions to the audience: \pause :B_block: :PROPERTIES: :BEAMER_env: block :END: 1. how often do you check your email? \pause 2. how many emails are in your inbox right now? ** processing email *** 5 steps how to process email: \pause :B_block: :PROPERTIES: :BEAMER_env: block :END: 1. \includegraphics[height=1em]{images/png/delete.png} \space{} delete/archive 2. \includegraphics[height=1em]{images/png/delegate.png} \space{} delegate 3. \includegraphics[height=1em]{images/png/reply.png} \space{} reply 4. \includegraphics[height=1em]{images/png/defer.png} \space{} defer 5. \includegraphics[height=1em]{images/png/do.png} \space{} do ** \includegraphics[height=1.5em]{images/png/delete.png}\space{} delete/archive - all email that you do not have to work on - for most emails there is no action required ** \includegraphics[height=1.5em]{images/png/delegate.png}\space{} delegate - all emails that somebody else has to work on - forward that email, set a reminder if necesarry ** \includegraphics[height=1.5em]{images/png/reply.png}\space{} reply - everything that you can answer in a few sentences - try not to be rude, but keep it short - if it takes longer, defer the task of answering ** \includegraphics[height=1.5em]{images/png/defer.png}\space{} defer - everything that needs to be done you won't do now ** \includegraphics[height=1.5em]{images/png/do.png}\space{} do - transform your emails into actions, calender dates, etc. - liberate activities out of your inbox ** empty your inbox *** 4 steps to reach INBOX Zero \pause :B_block: :PROPERTIES: :BEAMER_env: block :END: 1. check your email periodically (every 2 hours, twice a day) \pause 2. disable notifications for new emails \pause 3. process your email \pause 4. reach INBOX Zero and have time for important tasks * Sources & Documentation ** Weblinks 1. [[http://inboxzero.com/][Website of inbox zero]] 2. [[http://inboxzero.com/video/][Google Tech Talk]] * License ** License \footnotesize{} This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0: - [[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/][http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0]] Images are from the open clipart library under a Creative Commons Zero 1.0: - http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/