Keep copies of all of your emails

Hi , i got this mail from Benn Brumm and thought i need to share it with you guys just in case you are in a busy office and will also help in keeping track on all your activities .One of the first tips that my first manager said to me was to keep copies of all of your emails.I thought this was a bit strange, but I followed it anyway. My first thought was that it was a self-protection instinct and it was done in case someone tried to get you fired or something. I don't know, I was young! I've since learnt it's a valuable piece of advice. I think it's helpful to keep all of the emails you have, both sent and received, for a few reasons. Firstly, you keep a record of everything that has been sent or received. This is helpful when going back through your records and trying to remember things. Many times I've needed to find an old email to see what someone told me about a topic, or my boss had asked me to forward something to them. Secondly, it can be used as a kind of note taking. Getting things written down by others when you speak to them can be a method of note taking and confirming things with people. If you keep it, you can remember it in the future. If you delete it, you've lost that information. It can also be used as a timeline. If you've been doing something for a while, sometimes you can lose track of time. If you're working on a long project and need to know when certain things have happened, you can use your email trail to find these things out. Look back to see when emails were sent or received and you can work it out from there. Hopefully this tip proves useful one day in your IT career. "Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it." - George Santayana