Most of us spend more hours on email each day than we realize. I spend about 17 minutes there a day. How? I only touch each email once. In this video I will show you my system – for Gmail or any platform.

For more details and a downloadable guide, check out the full tutorial here: https://fortelabs.com/blog/one-touch-to-inbox-zero/

Guest of the day: Marc Koenig
️ YT: https://www.youtube.com/c/MarcKoenig/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/marckoenig_

CHAPTERS:
00:00 5 steps to inbox zero
00:10 PART 1: THEORY
00:11 Step 1: The essentials
00:27 Step 2: Simply your email system
00:41 Step 3: Configure your downstream systems
00:51 The 4 essential productivity systems
01:20 Step 4: Streamline your workflow
01:41 Step 5: Make triage decisions
02:08 PART 2: IMPLEMENTATION (Real-time demo with Marc)
02:39 Step 1: Unsubscribe from emails/newsletters (live demo)
04:13 Step 2: Streamline the messaging system (live demo)
05:39 Step 3: 4 Productivity Systems (Live Demo)
05:48 1. Calendar: Google Calendar (live demo)
06:02 2. Task Manager: Things (live demo)
08:25 3. Notes app: Evernote (live demo)
10:18 a.m. 4. Read later: Instapaper (live demo)
11:51 Step 4: Streamline the system (live demo)
12:27 1. Enable automatic driving
1:05 p.m. 2. Enable keyboard shortcuts
13:36 3. Enable conversation display
2:10 p.m. Step 5: Categorize emails
16:59 How to create your second brain?

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