How I did it:

1. Use inbox as the email todo list.
2. If you can do it in 2 mins, get it done. 
3. Create a single folder for your archive 
4. Everything worth saving goes into that single folder. 
5. Pre-sorting into different folders is useless, as you still have to search for what you're looking for anyway.
6. (optional) Create separate archive folders per year. 
7. As you complete items, dump them into the archive folder if they are worth saving. 
8. Be ruthless when you go through each inbox item: do it, delegate it, defer it, or delete it.

Resources: This system is product Independent and can use any email client.

Jan 28, 2012, 02:44PM PST | 0 comments | 5 cheers