Most of us slog through a lot of e-mail at the start of our day...
According to Kaitlin Sherwood, author of “Overcome the E-mail Overload,” there are six basic rules that can really help to cut back on some inbox clutter:
• Sign off your messages with "No reply needed" to avoid annoying "Great" and "Wow" responses.
• When making a request, finish with "Thanks in advance" to prevent the "Thanks/You're welcome" loop.
• When completing a response to a request, end with a conclusive statement like, "Hope this helped."
• Use "FYI" in the subject line to specify that the message is solely informative.
• Don't write statements phrased like questions, like "Peter and Laura did a great job, didn't they?" Your coworkers will answer them, and you'll have more pointless exchanges.
• When you receive a CC message and you must reply, send your response only to the sender instead of everybody. Use BCC instead of CC as often as possible.
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