Email Karma

February 7, 2006 | Filed Under Tactics, Technology 

Do you think before you hit “send?”

Merlin Mann of 43 Folders provides a greatest hits version of tips to arm yourself in the war of the inbox.

What I found especially helpful were the hints related to writing effective email messages.

My personal favorite? Composing a great subject line. With a few people I correspond with, I never have to open the message. I can also copy the subject and put it in my calendar. By my calculations:

Shorter messages = read quicker.

Read quicker = act faster.

Act faster = leave earlier.

That’s my story; my name is John.