Inbox Zero, Merlin Mann’s Action-Based System For Email

Speaking of email management issues, last month Merlin Mann gave an excellent Tech Talk at Google on “Inbox Zero”, his action-based system for managing email.

Merlin runs the productivity website 43 Folders and is a master of GTD (Getting Things Done), the work-life management system developed by productivity guru David Allen. Here’s the slides that he used for his talk. Also check out the 43 Folders series of articles on Zero Inbox and GTD.

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