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What you want to see on your screen on Friday afternoon…

By Brian | February 1, 2008 | Share on Facebook

Ahhh, that feels SOOOO good.

(Yes, still a geek. Fellow geeks understand completely – trust me…)

Topics: Random Acts of Blogging | 4 Comments »

4 Responses to “What you want to see on your screen on Friday afternoon…”

  1. jason says at February 1st, 2008 at 7:45 pm :
    Oh, yeah… I totally get that… ahhhh.

  2. Ilya says at February 3rd, 2008 at 4:46 pm :
    You’ve got a folder alphabetically down the list, Brian, where you keep all of your “to-be-revisited-next-week” emails, don’t you? I never leave an unread email at the end of Friday, but I am never able to say that no Friday email would need my attention on Monday… What’s your secret?

  3. Brian says at February 3rd, 2008 at 11:12 pm :
    Ilya,

    The secret is the Task list. If you right-click and drag an e-mail to the “Task” bar in the bottom left corner of the Outlook screen, you the the option to copy or move the e-mail to the Task List, either as text or as an attachment (if you want to save the entire e-mail).

    Whenever possible, I try to either action an e-mail or put it on my task list (ideally with a due date). I have views of my task list by priority, by date, etc. So when I get to the office on Monday, I know what I need to work on based on my calendar and my To Do list.

    Unfortunately, the discipline to take care of every e-mail before leaving the office each evening is something I rarely achieve. Friday was a magical day.

  4. Ilya says at February 4th, 2008 at 6:26 am :
    I think my way is simpler: The email stays in the Inbox until I’m done with all relevant follow ups… No chance of an empty Inbox is a small price to pay :-)