6 Ways to Handle Your Email Faster

I knew we’d reached a crisis point when my octogenarian mom said to me a couple of years ago after dinner out, “I need to get home and do email.” What was once a productivity boost has become a bane for even the most ambitious achievers.

Here are a few best practices:

Forget the Once-Upon-a-Time Structure

Think first, then write. Summarize the situation, your opinion, or your “news” in your opening sentence. You’ll be surprised how many details will become totally unnecessary. (Such detail...