Email Triage

How Much Money is Sitting in Your Inbox? You Might Be Surprised…

Think about your email Inbox right now. Do you know what’s in there? Do you know what you need to do to get the stuff out of there?

If you’re reading this, you’re probably not comfortable with your answers to those two questions, and you’d probably rather go to the dentist than work your way through your Inbox. I get it.

You might be happy with the state of your Inbox – but you’re frustrated by how much time and attention it takes to keep it that way. There is an easier way!

I’ve helped a lot of people get to more healthy, less overwhelmed state with their Inbox, and Email Triage is a distillation of this process.

What Is Email Triage?

Email Triage is a process for sorting through your Inbox and determining what needs to be deleted, what needs to be archived, and, finally, what needs your attention. Just as medical professionals need to determine who needs their attention based upon the severity of their condition, we need to determine what email messages need our attention based on the kind of messages they are.

This process is particularly effective when your Inbox is growling at you and you’re feeling pretty overwhelmed and unfocused by it. You have a finite amount of attention – there’s no need to spend it on worrying about your Inbox.

It’s also a great process to walk through when you’re leaving for or returning from vacations or weekends. Basically, any time you need to get some clarity and perspective around your Inbox, walk through the process of Email Triage.

Once you learn the technique, it’s something that you can do in less than 10 minutes without a lot of effort. In 10 minutes or less, you can have a small, actionable Inbox and the clarity, perspective, and space that comes with it.

I’ll tell you up front: this is not an Inbox Zero program. You may very well be able to get to a clear Inbox quickly, but the point is not to have a clear Inbox…it’s to know that what’s in your Inbox needs to be in there and that you’ve taken care of the urgent and important stuff that needs to be take care of and have a plan for the rest.

Every bit of this information is designed to keep you moving towards the goal of a less stressful Inbox. It’s not a program that you’ll have to set aside a weekend to learn, and you’ll be moving too quick to take notes. You’re already overwhelmed – adding a comprehensive look at email management theory won’t help that; quick, coordinated action will, and that’s exactly what Email Triage delivers.

You Don’t Have to Learn Email Triage By Yourself

Processing email isn’t fun. Learning a new way to process email may not sound particularly appealing, either. But you won’t be doing it all by yourself – I’ll be guiding you through every step of the process.

This is not just another ebook. I’ve recorded a guided audio program that will walk you through each step. I’ll describe a step, coach you through that step, and then prompt you to go work through that step while you pause the program. When you’re ready to come back and keep going, I’ll be there to walk the rest of the way with you. And even though it’ll feel like we’re taking a leisurely stroll through your Inbox, the reality is that we’ll be making quick work of your Inbox.

And that’s because the audio program will get you calm, grounded, and ready to act. You’ll breeze through Email Triage and may find that this serene readiness spills over into the rest of your day. We’ll call that a bonus.

Your purchase will also come with an ebook that walks you through the process in case you’d rather do it by yourself. The audio program and the ebook were developed so that both contribute to you learning and sustaining the new, more effective email management habits discussed in the program. Like the audio program, the ebook focuses on what you need to know to get a more manageable Inbox – it’s concise with little fluff or theory.

Lastly, I’ve included a printable worksheet that has a breakdown of the process in a handy 3×5 format. Though the process is easy, it may help to have it printed out and close by to reinforce the habits.

Even after you’ve learned how to do the process yourself, you may enjoy doing the guided audio program anyway…especially if something happens and your Inbox starts growling at you again or if you just like the feeling of serene readiness that you’ll get from it.

So, just to be clear, let me repeat what comes with your purchase:

  1. A guided audio program that’s a little over 16 minutes long
  2. A 19-page ebook that discusses the process more in-depth
  3. A worksheet that lists the steps of Email Triage in a handy 3×5 format

How Much Does Email Triage Cost?

You can get everything listed above for…$10. I don’t want you to think about buying and come back three days later after you’ve been haunted by the Email Beast – I want you to buy this program, open the audio program, and get to it.

I guarantee that you’ll get a lot of value from this product. If you buy it, give it a go, and it doesn’t deliver a fair value for you, let me know and I’ll refund 100% of the cost of your purchase. No hassles, no worries, no B.S.

You’re no more than 30 minutes away from having less email stress and overwhelm. You can do this, but you don’t have to do it alone. Click the Buy button below and let’s do this!

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What Are Other People Saying About Email Triage?

I think Email Triage is a great product, but of course I would – I created it. So that you don’t have to solely rely on my word, check out what other people are saying:

jonathan-new-avatarJonathan Mead from IlluminatedMind.net said:

I really really like the “Email Triage” audio program. I used it this morning and got one inbox to Zero, and the other to two. That was a really awesome way to start my day.

profilepicMarissa Bracke from MarissaBracke.com said:

Inbox Anxiety is a persistent Beast, and one that snowballs so easily. Having this antidote on hand—which stops the snowball effect and makes strides toward taming the beast—is absolutely worth $10. The first time I used Email Triage, I started with 87 emails in my inbox, and went down to 21. My Inbox Anxiety is gone, and I’ve made significant headway in halting that snowball effect. And it took all of about 20 minutes! AWESOME.

Suzanne B Harris avatarSuzanne Bird-Harris from vAssistantServices.com said:

After using Email Triage, my inbox went from 723 to 54 emails in the space of 20 minutes. Better than that – I found 3 – count them: THREE! – requests from new clients that I didn’t know I had. Thanks!

cathduncanCath Duncan from MineYourResources.com said:

Email Triage is simple, straight to the point, concise and fluff-free – just what’s required when the inbox (and the mind) is in a state of overwhelm and crisis! So many organizational and productivity systems are so complex that they’re too much of a mission to implement. Charlie’s method is simple and fast and he’s made clarity and perspective totally accessible.

Lucy Viret from LucyViret.co.uk said:

I was totally nervous about using an audio program at all. I am not an aural learner and most audio stuff just makes my brain switch off. But I was really pleasantly surprised. I liked the built-in “pause breaks”, because it meant I didn’t have to sit there listening to an audio for 16 minutes straight, which I wouldn’t have processed well. And I found your voice and tone very reassuring and calming, which was awesome. You were totally right about the huge dent that I’d make by using Email Triage. I started with almost 7,000 emails to process and I’m now down to 5 in my Inbox. I’m really glad I found Email Triage, it’s really helpful! And nice and simple, which is exactly what I need when I’m lost in overwhelmed, “oh my God look at my inbox” mode.

p.s. I started this page with “How Much Money Is in Your Inbox?” because so many people have written me to let me know that they found receipts, bills, invoices, and new clients in there. Your email overwhelm isn’t just costing you time – it’s costing you money. I’m betting Email Triage will pay for itself in the first 30 minutes you use it.

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1 Jenny Ryan October 10, 2009 at 10:18 am

Thank you so much for this product! It took me about a week and a half, but the inboxes are finally tamed. It really helped that the ebook was so short and to the point, because it did not add even more scary and overwhelm to the process.

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2 Charlie
Twitter: CharlieGilkey
October 12, 2009 at 5:48 pm

@Jenny: Thanks for the feedback! Keeping it concise and actionable was one of the driving principles for me on this product; who needs another scary and overwhelming thing when your Inbox is yelling at you?

Now, the goal is to walk through the process frequently enough that it never gets scary again. Use the way you feel now to help remember why you’re keeping up with it.

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3 Martha Carnahan October 21, 2009 at 4:40 pm

Hi Charlie,

Suzanne Bird-Harris told me about Email Triage and I gave it a try. WOW, it is the best $10 I have spent in a long time. I started on Thursday Oct 8th with more than 750 messages in my inbox (not counting subfolders).

I did the Triage every day for about 30-40 min or so, and did have one marathon session on Sunday because the quick impact had me super motivated. By Sunday evening, Oct. 11th, I was down to ZERO in my inbox.

I’m glad you say that “zero” is not the ultimate goal, but I have to admit, I did bask in that blank screen for a bit and post a celebratory note on my facebook page (and, of course, some wiseguy friend sent me an email, which I quickly deleted, ha!).

My goal has become to end each day with 20 or fewer emails in my inbox. Today I have ended the day with 4, and I have usually had fewer than 10 at the end of the day. The main results are:

1. Feeling huge relief.
2. Responding to people — especially clients, prospects and other important folks — more quickly.
3. Now that I have filed important attachments (word docs, .jpgs, etc.) to a proper place on my hard drive, I can now find those instead of hunting back through my email for the files people have sent me.
4. Email no longer feels like my job… it has returned to its proper place as a tool to help me do my real job, which is coaching wonderful people!

It’s a great program, Charlie. I liked the audio feature, and being able to hit pause and go do the tasks. It was like you were right there with me, cheering me on. :-) I have to admit that I was not clear on the benefit of the “scan” step — trying to scan 750 emails felt quite daunting. It does make sense when I have 30 or so, but over a certain number I think it works best for me to just jump straight to the trash step!

My test was to see if I could keep it up for a period of time, and for 10 days I’ve been “inbox clean.” Yay.

Thanks, Charlie, for sharing your system!

Martha

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4 Charlie
Twitter: CharlieGilkey
October 23, 2009 at 7:07 pm

@Martha: Thank you for such wonderful feedback!

I’m glad you say that “zero” is not the ultimate goal, but I have to admit, I did bask in that blank screen for a bit and post a celebratory note on my facebook page (and, of course, some wiseguy friend sent me an email, which I quickly deleted, ha!).

I love that you basked in the blank screen! My worry about “zero” is so many won’t even start if they think they can’t get there instead of doing exactly as you did.

I have to admit that I was not clear on the benefit of the “scan” step — trying to scan 750 emails felt quite daunting. It does make sense when I have 30 or so, but over a certain number I think it works best for me to just jump straight to the trash step!

I’m glad that you modified it to fit what works for you. For many people, the scan step is critical because it helps them see the landscape – and place, it’s reassuring to see how much of it can go really quickly.

My goal has become to end each day with 20 or fewer emails in my inbox.

This is a wonderful approach! You’re probably already starting to notice that you can feel how many email messages you have just by looking, and while it may bother you to be closer to 20, it’s so much better than having so many that you can’t even get your mind wrapped around them.

And if you’ve been doing this for 10 days already, congratulations – you’re getting closer to it being an internal habit that you don’t have to think about.

Thanks, again, for all the feedback! :)

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5 Justine Smith January 27, 2010 at 1:26 pm

Okay, so I only had about 10 minutes to work on it without distractions and I STILL CLEARED HALF MY INBOX! It was at almost 1000 emails so I am feeling so much better.

I have no doubt they will all be tackled by the end of the day and my stress will be GONE.

This is one of the best purchases I’ve EVER made! (and I’ve made a lot!)

Thank you again!

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