Five simple rules for keeping an empty inbox
Five simple rules for keeping the inbox clean:
- If you don’t need to read it now, it shouldn’t be in your inbox.
- If you’ve already responded to it, it shouldn’t be in your inbox.
- If
it comes from a known source (some person, retailer or mailing list
that sends you mail more often than once every few months) it should be
labeled automatically. - No one needs to look at their own inbox more than once an hour (and for many, once every 2-3 hours).
- To borrow from the cult of GTD, re-factor constantly and mercilessly.
Commentary for each of these is provided.
Add comment November 25, 2006


