Lessdoinggmail Course

Learn how to use plugins, filters, IFTTT, and Virtual Assistants to make GMail Your Greatest Tool for Getting More Done

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.7

- You will learn to effectively manage email
- You'll be able to use email as a centralized hub to manage your personal and work world
- Achieve and maintain inbox zero

What you'll learn

You will learn to effectively manage email
You'll be able to use email as a centralized hub to manage your personal and work world
Achieve and maintain inbox zero

* Requirements

* A Gmail Account (you can create it for this course)

Description

Gmail is Google's free email service, and it's amazing. It can become your ultimate productivity tools, allowing you to get more done in less time by enabling you to focus and act upon the most important information every day.

I teach The Art of Less Doing, a framework for productivity I developed to help people optimize, automate, and outsource everything in their lives and be more effective. I'm constantly writing about new ways to save you time and get more done at my Less Doing blog. 

Having a clean inbox is an essential basis for being more productive which is why I created this course. Achieving an empty inbox is not that hard when you have the right methods and tools. This course begins with my philosophy and methodology for dealing with email. It takes you through the steps of getting started with Gmail and setting it up the way I reccomend.

The second part of the course gives details on each of the amazing add ons or related services that I beleive are essential to maximize productivity. I chose to utilize videos produced by the creators of these products because they explain them better than I ever could. 

IFTTT is a free service that allows you to create automations between popular web services so you can "set it and forget it" and get back to the work you need to do.

Virtual Assistants bring the whole process full circle by allowing you to outsource all of the tasks you don't want to do and haven't been able to automate.

The value I hope you get from this course is my step-by-step, cohesive assembly of tools created by the tech community framed with my original content and methods for getting the most out of email. In addition  you'll be able to ask questions on the course forum which will be answered by me and/or other students. I will also offer regular live sessions where you can ask me questions and make comments in real time.

Who this course is for:

  • Everyone can benefit from more effective email management and communication
  • New to Gmail
  • Gmail Regular
  • Email Guru looking for something new

Course content

5 sections • 20 lectures

Introduction from Dr. Hans Von Puppet Preview 00:52

Learn about Three Amazing Weapons of Productivity

The Less Doing Approach to Email Preview 03:34

The Three D's - Delete It, Defer It, Deal with It

Getting Started - Migrating to GMail and Importing Accounts Preview 02:30

Transfer Your Old Messages and Contacts to Your New Gmail Account

Getting GMail Settings and Labs Tweaked to Perfection Preview 01:40

Get Gmail's built in settings and add ons right from the start

The Most Essential Filter and Folder Everyone Should Have Preview 02:54

Create The Most Important Gmail Filter and the ONLY Folder You'll Ever Need

How I Process My Email Using GMail Preview 11:34

Watch as I show you Less Doing Email Practices

Gmail Add-Ons and Plugins Preview 14:02

All Of The Additional Services That Supercharge Gmail

What Is IFTTT and How Do You Use It? Preview 02:36

IFTTT Puts The Internet to Work For You

Basic Recipes Preview 02:28

Common Uses of IFTTT

Advanced Recipes Preview 02:28

Advanced Uses of IFTTT

How I Use IFTTT Preview 09:42

An overview of my IFTTT recipes to inspire you

Digging Deeper with Zapier Preview 07:46

Zapier Allows You to Work With More Services in More Customized Ways

Why Everyone Should Have A Virtual Assistant Preview 02:24

Virtual Assistants Can Take A Huge Amount of Stress of Your Mind

Two Types of Virtual Assistants and How You Can Use Them Both Preview 02:40

On Demand vs. Dedicated Assistants

What Can a Virtual Assistant Do For Me? Preview 03:03

Common Tasks Performed by Virtual Assistants

How I Use FancyHands Preview 07:52

How I Use My Virtual Assistants

Creating the Manual of You Preview 05:46

Creating the Manual of You - Documenting Processes

Tools for Advanced Outsourcing Preview 05:41

Tools for Advanced Outsourcing

The Ultimate - Automate Your Virtual Assistant with IFTTT Preview 04:37

The Holy Grail of Outsourcing - Automation

Bring Them All Together Preview 03:07

Combine These Services for Superhuman Productivity