Five SMART habits to be productive
In this section let us understand the five smart habits to be productive.
SMART habit #1 – use search
In Chapter 10, Save Time Searching, we discussed several features you can use to search for multiple items within Outlook. Research shows that the average email user spends over 20% of their day searching for emails. The main reason for this is that most users browse through their inbox trying to find a specific email. This can be like finding a needle in a haystack, especially if you use the inbox as your main depository, or in the situation of a Kanban board, this would be your To-Do column that holds all your items/emails waiting to be processed.
Let us show you two methods for you to use to search for your items effectively:
- Search with FACT, F=From, A=Attachment, C=Contains, T=To:
- Enter the search word or phrase in the Search field at the top of the Outlook window and click the drop-down arrow to the right:
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