60Zero Out Your Inbox

Without doubt, a crisis of e-mail overload is wreaking havoc with our time, attention, productivity, and even peace of mind! Most people don’t have a good system in place for processing incoming messages quickly and easily. Instead, messages languish in the inbox, gathering dust and waiting to be dealt with. One way to keep a rein on inbox insanity is to go for a goal of zeroing out your inbox every day by making a definite decision about what to do with each incoming e-mail.

Borrow a tip from the book Time Management In An Instant, and zero out your inbox with the four D system.

Do. Some items that pop up in your inbox require or inspire you to take immediate action. If the message you see can be handled easily and quickly ...

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