04.11.06
Inbox zero!
Yes, you heard me correctly! My email Inbox is now empty! It is an extremely joyful moment, and i couldn’t have done it without the gentle nudges of 43 folders, especially their Inbox zero series. Thanks Merlin!
Four days ago my inbox was not huge by any sense of the word, a mere 800 messages, 130 of them marked as unread. At that point, unread meant that these are things I might have/need to deal with, and read meant things I might want to keep, but basically I was too lazy to place elsewhere.
So my job was not too difficult. I created two folders, one called Archive and another called Deferred, and each day went through 200 emails, figuring out if I need to act on them (Deferred), need them for reference possibly (Archive), or don’t need them any more (Trash). I didn’t really deal with any of the actionable emails mind you, I just moved them to a more appropriate location, to be dealt with later.
So to all the kids out there with a large cluttered inbox: Don’t use it as an archive/todo list. Move these items to designated locations. And do it now, not tomorrow. As an added benefit, your email client will be much faster. Most importantly, you will be in control, knowing exactly what items you still need to deal with. (Yey for GTD!)
It feels so good to be free!
Later
