awhile back i came across a video of a presentation made my merlin mann of 43 folders. the presentation was made to a group at google and is called inbox zero:

Merlin Mann, a well known productivity guru and creator of the popular 43 folders website will talk about Getting Things Done, the importance of getting your inbox to zero, and strategies for dealing with high volume email.

the presentation is a bit on the long side, coming in at just under an hour. i watched it in its entirety and i think it’s well worth the time (if you’re interested in getting your e-mail under control).

on that note, merlin mann also put together a post entitled recap: becoming an email ninja. it’s a collection of both merlin’s favorite and his site’s most popular posts on the subject of email — “how to better deal with email as a recipient, and how to improve the lives of others as a better sender.” like the inbox zero presentation, they’re definitely worth checking out:

• five fast email productivity tips
• quick tips on processing your email inbox
• writing sensible email messages
• five email tics i’d love for you to lose
• my email diet
• fresh start: the email dmz
• 4 1/2 tiny ways to master mail.app
• open thread: the value and quality of email at work