Uncomplicate your inbox
Email went from a delightful novelty 20+ years ago to the mainstay of our personal and professional lives. Couple it with social media and you've got a major reason for why people are distracted and overwhelmed every time they look at their phones and computers.
TOO MUCH INFORMATION
Decluttering your email inbox is a great activity you can do when you're waiting in line or just sitting in the air conditioning trying to cool off. Deleting old, no longer needed messages is great but what if you just had fewer to deal with in the first place?
This week is a great time to #uncomplicate your email by unsubscribing to emails you don't read, no longer want, or didn't sign up for in the first place.
Set a timer for 5 minutes. You'll be amazed at how much you can get done in just 5 minutes!
On your computer, I think it's helpful to resort your inbox so you look at it with fresh eyes. Sort by "from" to see all your messages grouped by sender.
If you've got a lot from a real person, you may just want to select all from that person and delete.
Notice the ones from stores, restaurants, magazines, or services you don't use and start the Unsubscribe process.
It is required that if you have people sign up for a newsletter, there has to be a way to opt out. Most companies put this at the bottom of the email with the word "unsubscribe." The text can be very small and sometimes hard to find but it's there.
Delete the message once you've unsubscribed. It's easy to delete a lot if you've sorted by sender. Click away on unsubscribe until your alarm goes off. You'll get through a lot more than you realize.
The best part of this exercise is that you can see results almost immediately. Your inbox number is smaller than when you started and you've got the hang of unsubscribing down. You'll get fewer emails in the future and have to do this task less and less. 💪🏻
Challenge yourself this week to declutter your inbox AND unsubscribe from unwanted emails. You'll feel much lighter and have less junk to look at (literally!).