a systematic approach to maximizing the efficiency of email practices and minimizing the negative effects that email handling can have on an individual's productivity and job satisfaction. Limiting the number of times you process mail in a day. Limiting the amount of time you dedicate to processing email in a given session. Only keeping your email program open while you are actively dealing with it. Checking email only when you are going to process it. Deleting as many messages as possible immediately. Responding immediately to messages that can be answered very briefly. Moving messages to be dealt with later to a separate folder. Responding to only emails that require responses. Limiting recipients to as few individuals as possible. Keeping responses brief. Deleting all messages that are not archived after a specific amount of time.