4 folders that you need for Inbox Zero

Getting my inbox to “inbox zero” is very satisfying – here are the 4 folders that you need

Recently I talked about the pure delight of being able to get my inbox back to zero. I’ll admit that I do have systems in place to keep it organised but sometimes it can go wrong. Here’s how I control my emails with 4 important folders…

The To Do Folder

To Do Folder: This is pretty self-explanatory. The To Do Folder is the folder that you place emails that have a next step in them, such as answer a question or schedule an appointment. These are things that you need to do but not necessarily immediately. It is great to clear this folder once a day. Once you have placed the email in this folder and come back and finished the task. You are ready to archive/file/delete the email. There is no point in holding on to it past this point.

Waiting For Folder

This the folder that you could place emails that you are waiting for a response from, this is great if you asked a question or are waiting for a response. The Waiting For folder gives you place to hold these emails so that you can quickly go through and see if you have received your response yet. Or if you need to send a follow up email. This folder keeps these…