Sarah Tetlow: The ARTT - Touch Once Philosophy to Get Your Email Organized

<p><strong>In this episode, Steve Fretzin and Sarah Tetlow discuss:</strong></p><ul><li>Why email is so important and so readily used by lawyers.</li><li>Ways to manage your inbox to make it effortless.</li><li>What ARTT stands for and how it can help you manage your inbox.</li><li>Tips for better managing your email.</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Key Takeaways:</strong></p><ul><li>Treat your email like a mixed bag of jellybeans. Keep only your favorites (what needs to be done) in your inbox and keep them from being buried.</li><li>You have the choice of what to do with what comes into your inbox - Action, Reference, Tracking, or Trash.</li><li>If you’re overwhelmed and bogged down with thousands of emails, get some help to get it cleared out, utilize your filters or quick steps, and only touch once.</li><li>Some things are better communicated through phone or a meeting than they are through email.</li></ul><p> </p><p><i><strong>"There are three Touch Once - you should touch the email one time only. Those are your actions, your reference archival, and then it's your delete."</strong></i><strong> —  Sarah Tetlow</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Episode References: </strong></p><ul><li>ARTT: <a href="http://arttemail.com/">arttemail.com</a> or <a href="http://organizemyinbox.com/">organizemyinbox.com</a></li><li>Be That Lawyer Podcast Episode 52: <a href="https://www.fretzin.com/podcast/sarah-tetlow-maximizing-your-time-and-life/">Sarah Tetlow: Maximizing Your Time and Life</a></li><li>David Allen: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidallengtd/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidallengtd/</a></li><li>Book: <a href="https://gettingthingsdone.com/">Getting Things Done by David Allen</a></li><li>Be That Lawyer Podcast Episode 236: <a href="https://www.fretzin.com/podcast/sarah-reiff-hekking-time-management-to-take-back-your-life-and-business/">Sarah Reiff-Hekking: Time Management to Take Back Your Life and Business</a></li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Connect with Sarah Tetlow:  </strong></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ww