I am certain that I am not the most productive at using email, but I am pretty happy with the simple system that I have come up with. It has two key components. The first is to answer the bulk of emails when I first open them. This is possible because most emails require only a very short response and often only a minimal action (confirming a meeting, making an introduction, etc). There is a temptation (at least for me) to read such emails and think that I will get back to them later. But I w...