Ep 164 – 6 strategies for reducing email overwhelm with Fay Wallis

Jun 17, 2024

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Does just looking at your inbox create a rush of overwhelm? You’re not alone in that, the average person receives 121 work emails every single day!

In this episode, my guest, career and executive coach Fay Wallis shares 6 practical strategies you can use to reduce your email overwhelm. We discuss:

Why grouping emails by sender is insightful
The problems with using your email inbox as a to-do list and what to do instead
When to hit unsubscribe
How to ‘unsubscribe’ from internal emails
Using tools like email templates and schedule send
Prioritising deep work
Setting email boundaries

I also share an excerpt from my current favourite book, Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman on why inbox zero isn’t actually going to bring us the peace of mind we think it will.

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