"Staying on top of an inbox that receives a couple hundred messages each day, though, takes discipline. And Wu has that. She's someone who color-codes her calendar and who works on her twice-monthly newsletter while commuting and who's able to manage a family as well as a newsroom. Which was why she was invited on the latest Digiday Podcast for the latest installment of the show's "Day in the Life" series, in which members of the media and marketing industries share their systems and tips for getting through the average work day."
"Another tool that Wu uses to stay on top of her work load is Slack reminder notifications. "If something needs to be taken care of early the next morning, I'm setting a reminder so it pops back up at 9 a.m. so I don't lose track of the things I need to tackle pretty much as soon as I sit down," she said."
""I switched to this method maybe like two years ago, and it's really working for me. It's just like a massive Google Doc that's got my week-by-week to-do list," she said."
Stephanie Wu keeps her inbox manageable by practicing daily triage on the couple hundred messages she receives, acting on only 10–15 actionable items. She maintains a massive week-by-week to-do list stored in a Google Doc and switched to the method about two years ago. She uses Slack reminders to resurface items at 9 a.m. so tasks are visible when she starts her day. She color-codes her calendar to distinguish in-person meetings, virtual calls, and performance conversations. She composes a twice-monthly newsletter while commuting and balances newsroom responsibilities alongside family management.
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