
The Hamster Revolution: How to Manage Your Email Before It Manages You

strengthening your subject is to create a descriptive title.
Tim Burress • The Hamster Revolution: How to Manage Your Email Before It Manages You
use NRN in the subject line when sending an email for which No Reply is Needed. Some teams have begun to use NTN – No Thanks Needed. Just make sure that your entire team understands what NRN and NTN mean.”
Tim Burress • The Hamster Revolution: How to Manage Your Email Before It Manages You
“Eom isn’t meditation. It stands for end of message. When someone types eom at the end of an email title, it means that the whole message is contained in the subject line. This saves time for both the sender and receiver.”
Tim Burress • The Hamster Revolution: How to Manage Your Email Before It Manages You
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Tim Burress • The Hamster Revolution: How to Manage Your Email Before It Manages You
‘Is this the best channel for my message?’”
Tim Burress • The Hamster Revolution: How to Manage Your Email Before It Manages You
If it’s an involved situation that requires team input, perhaps arranging a synchronous discussion at an upcoming live meeting or teleconference would save time and have greater impact.”
Tim Burress • The Hamster Revolution: How to Manage Your Email Before It Manages You
Next Steps. In some emails, it’s helpful to provide a description of related events that are likely to happen in the future.
Tim Burress • The Hamster Revolution: How to Manage Your Email Before It Manages You
powerful system for managing personal information called PAO. You can learn more about PAO on www.getcontrol.net/eprod.htm.
Tim Burress • The Hamster Revolution: How to Manage Your Email Before It Manages You
Delivery is used when you’re responding to a specific request. It’s your way of saying, ‘I’m delivering exactly what you requested.