The Squadcast 06 - eMail, Take back your life

by Grant Robertson Dec 17th 2007

We're back with another episode of The Squadcast. This time, it's all about email. We talk to productivity expert Matthew Cornell about the five D's. Also, we take a look at our five favorite email add-ons for keeping your house in order.

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Show Notes for Episode 06

We interviewed Matthew Cornell about the Five D's (Do, Delete, Delegate, Defer and Deposit).

Most of Matt's tips can be found in greater detail in David Allen's book, "Getting Things Done", which is often referred to as simply GTD.

The Five:
Better GMail 2
Quicksilver
Jello Dashboard
MailTags
GTD and Outlook

Tags: david allen, DavidAllen, defer, delegate, delete, deposit, do, email, getting things done, GettingThingsDone, gtd, matthew cornell, MatthewCornell, squadcast, the five d's, TheFiveD's

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

David Chartier said 2:08AM on 12-21-2007

The Squadcast is looking great guys! Keep up the good work. Love the new bumps and interstitials.

Matthew Cornell said 5:10PM on 12-22-2007

Thanks a lot for the opportunity, you two. I was trying for a combination of light-hearted and helpful.

P.S. The link to my site is: http://www.matthewcornell.org/ and my blog: http://ideamatt.blogspot.com/

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