You're drowning in urgent emails and a heavy workload. How can you effectively prioritize your tasks?

I always prioritize the important mail and respond based on the urgency of the mail. Sorting out the emails that are all about promotions,and working on the ones that need my attention.

I have followed a system of sorting the emails called Eisenhower box that is - when I sort and find urgent and important which means that I'm going to attend to them immediately as they might have a deadline which might be approaching, so I flag them urgent but If I have 'important but not urgent' mails, then I flag them to do it for later. I try to delegate certain emails that are 'urgent but not important' or attend them a little later than other emails. Then there are emails that are 'neither urgent nor important' and I end up eliminating them.

N'accordez pas plus de temps que nécessaire à répondre aux mails. Ne répondez qu'aux mails strictement nécessaires. Désabonnez-vous dès que vous recevez un message qui ne vous intéresse plus. Restez concentré sur l'essentiel !

One thing I’ve found helpful when my inbox is overflowing is to assess urgency first. Identifying which emails need immediate action and which tasks have tight deadlines is crucial. The ‘Eisenhower Box’ is a great tool for this—it helps you sort tasks by urgency and importance. From my experience, taking a moment to pause and evaluate before diving in can save a lot of stress. By focusing on what truly matters, you can manage your workload more effectively, avoid burnout, and stay on top of your priorities.

Delegate tasks to others to manage the workload, regularly review your priorities and adjust based on shifting demands and new information. You can manage your workload more effectively and reduce the stress of dealing with urgent tasks

Delegating tasks to others to help you stay aloft in your work is very crucial. While delegating,make sure you specify the job role for the individual you're delegating the work to. It helps to build team work in an organisation.

When you're overwhelmed, it is hard to take a moment and reflect, but that's exactly what you need to do: reflect on what are the immediate goals, what feels like a priority but may not necessarily be, what can have a business or team impact, and come up with a list. While you may feel like you don't have five extra minutes for this, you will more than make up that time by having a strategic plan instead of playing whack-a-mole.