Unless you're defining "pointless" incorrectly, you're wrong. The start of the "inbox processing" step is to decide if something is worth doing. That filters t

Unless you're defining "pointless" incorrectly, you're wrong. The start of the "inbox processing" step is to decide if something is worth doing. That filters the pointless things right at the start. Only then do you do it (if it's less than 2 minutes work), or add it into the rest of the GTD process: Delegate it, or defer it.