Getting Inbox Zero’d: How and Why to Archive in Gmail

This post is part of my Getting Inbox Zero’d series that will provide all the tools and nitty gritty details necessary to get right if you truly want to hit inbox zero. Since showing is ten times better than explaining, this series will be captured on YouTube with the most important points from the transcript included […]

7 Reasons Why Your Inbox is a Terrible To-Do List

Many people — my past self included — operate from their inbox, using it as a to-do list.  I mean, it makes sense; email is generally how most offices communicate and direct work — so why not, right? Here’s why not. 1. You can’t prioritize an inbox (even with Gmail priority inbox) If your inbox […]

Inbox Zero: You are Doing Email Wrong (Step 1)

Ever leave the office and realize that the only “work” you actually accomplished was answering or sending emails? If this has ever happened to you, or happens to you often — and you want to actually get real work done — please keep reading. I should also state up front that I don’t consider processing […]

Inbox Zero: The Key to Less Email is No Email (Step 3)

If you’re interested in reaching inbox zero using simple, sustainable processes, and you want to learn the most successful strategy from the very beginning, this is where you start. Whether your inbox currently has 50, 100, or 1,000 emails, functionally it works the same as everyone else’s. Every email inbox is the same in that […]

Optimize your Gmail for Inbox Zero

I’m certain there are one million articles dedicated to teaching others how to set up a Gmail account. This is not one of them. This article describes how to set up a Gmail account correctly. By correctly, I mean a Gmail account tailored to fully capitalize on the Evilsizor productivity method for easily achieving and […]

Blogs are stupid

Okay, that’s not really what I meant.  I guess what I meant was, the word blog sounds stupid.  It always has — to me, at least.  And since this is my webpage (fine… BLOG), my opinion is currently all that matters.   Also, I think I may be starting off on the wrong foot, as the overtones […]