The super successful CEO of The Wing has a seemingly crazy email hack that is a major time saver

The super successful CEO of The Wing has a seemingly crazy email hack that is a major time saverThe super successful CEO of The Wing has a seemingly crazy email hack that is a major time saverAudrey Gelman, CEO and co-founder of the ridiculously successful womens co-working space The Wing, has a lot to juggle, with locations in New York City, San Francisco, and Chicago, and new Wings to open soon in Los Angeles and Boston. Oh, and shes also five months pregnant. Wed guess that her inbox was out of control, but as she tells The Cuts How I Get It Done column this week, she actually has an ingenious hack for that, involving color-coding emails into categories with her assistantFollow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreMy assistant Penelope is in my inbox all day. We have a very elaborate color-coding system for my inbox with over 60 categories of emails. And then we have another category for action items that go at the top of my inbox so I know that I have to deal with them that day.Penelope and I created these categories in order to triage and organize all the emails I get in a day. The colors make it easy to go back and find information in my inbox. I know it might sound crazy, but its the best way Ive figured out how to get people answers and responses most efficiently, and not bottleneck information or decisions in my inbox.In fact, the elaborate system, once created, has actually helped her spendless time on email.The system also helps me spend less time on email during the day. When I have a break, even just ten minutes in a cab from a meeting to the office, Ill send a dozen emails.And here we just thought hitting the star button next to an email on Gmail was the best way to prioritize.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjami n Franklins daily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people