Respond To Business-Critical Emails First When you delete emails that you don't need, you don't even notice their absence, but when you leave them, they become a daily nuisance. For that reason, when they enter their inbox, they simply change the status of the irrelevant mail to 'read,' leave it unopened or put it in a folder for 'irrelevant mail.' But why do you want irrelevant email? It only takes up space in your inbox, preventing you from having the emails that are really important at hand. There are those who are afraid of deleting emails. Trivinia Barber, PriorityVAĭelete unnecessary emails quickly and without fear. That keeps the work stuff at work and highly personal stuff with me. I also have a private email address that only my husband, attorney and a few best friends are aware of (my EA does not manage this one). I don't need to respond to every customer service request, but if a dear friend is emailing me or seeking advice, I want to see it. We have communicated my boundaries and preferences. My EA responds to, sorts, filters or archives the rest. Now, I only have to respond to emails that require my attention.

Left to my own devices, I'd spend hours going through email.

Outsourcing my inbox to my executive assistant is my key to success.

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