implement the method described in Andreas Klinger’s blog post “Don’t Drown in Email! How to Use Gmail More Efficiently.”

A recent study by the McKinsey Global Institute found that the average knowledge worker spends 28 percent of his or her workweek either writing, reading, or responding to e-mail.12 No matter what kind of work you do, chances are you spend far too much energy dealing with your inbox.

Concentrate on completing your most important to-do items instead of wasting your time replying to emails. Make it a habit to read your emails only two or three times per day.