This is what I do for my work email: 1. I create rules for every Exchange DL that I consider important. This is the first line of defense. 2. Any email that

This is what I do for my work email: 1. I create rules for every Exchange DL that I consider important. This is the first line of defense. 2. Any email that I receive that I am not in the to or cc line is sent to a "Check Later" email folder. Either someone bcc'd me, or someone (maybe me) adding me to a DL that I didn't create a rule for. 3. My Inbox should contain only mail that is directly to me. 4. Any mail in my Inbox that is not actionable (either I'm done with it or it's informational) is filed away. Of course, these strategies only work for certain people (I'm just a cog in a machine), but it has done wonders for keeping my Inbox manageable. I rely heavily on Outlook Search to find mails that I remember seeing but have filed away (I have a single "I've read these mails and want to keep them" folder).