Five Realistic Tips for Using Email More Efficiently.

Every Wednesday is Tip Day.

Email. Can't live with it, can't live without it. I'm trying to be smarter about how to use email so that it makes my life easier, not tougher.

I've read a lot of advice about email that, although it sounds helpful, just isn't realistic. For example, I've read that you should deal with each email as it comes in. I just can't do that.

I also commit the classic mistake of having a "miscellaneous" folder...