Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Larry Page and others manage your mail

Quora users have learned how to work with e-mail Tony Hsieh, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and others.

In my inbox on a daily basis is going to order 10–20 letters. And I have long tormented by the question: how to manage their email people who have hundreds and thousands of letters come in a day? Quora users also we asked the question and received very interesting answers.

Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos once said Jimmy Wales (founder of "Wikipedia"), that all those who sent him a letter, get an answer either after 10 minutes or never.

Larry Page and Sergey Brin

A user Quora David Shin said that when he worked at Google in 2006, at a conference Page and Brin asked such a question. One of them replied, but, unfortunately, Shin does not remember who.

When I open the box, I start to respond to emails from top to bottom, and respond to, as long as I want. Those emails, to which I did not make it, and remain unanswered. Some are surprised to get a response from the creator of Google in 5 minutes after sending a question.

Steve Jobs

Raul Guitrez met with Jobs in Paris. Later, he wrote him emails, and Jobs has responded to each letter. If Raul sent a letter the day, the answer came in a few days, but not always. And if at night, Jobs replied almost instantly. On the question of Raoul how Jobs finds time for such communications, Steve said he believes it is important to communicate with ordinary people and know their views.

Bill Gates

In the interview, Gates said that no longer receives 40-50 emails a day. Apparently, with the remaining letters consult his assistants. He says he looks short letters and answer them in the morning and returned to the big night.

Tony Hsieh

Tony Hsieh, founder of Zappos, has hired a team of four people who are coping with e-mail. Part Zappos corporate culture - openness, so they try to work with each sent a letter. By the way, the official name of the position of these four people - email ninja.

With how many emails you are dealing with? And are there any secrets that help you cope with them?