5 ms·

Some people get anxiety when email piles up in their mailbox and may spend a considerable amount of time sorting and categorizing their emails, some go as far a

Some people get anxiety when email piles up in their mailbox and may spend a considerable amount of time sorting and categorizing their emails, some go as far as making zero inbox a thing. I would hazard to say most people don't care about their inbox. I for one don't mind at all if an email I didn't read festers in my inbox for years, after all if it's not urgent enough to call or physically reach out to me about it it's not that big a deal.

nxsynonym 9y ago
I currently have around 3k unread emails in the gmail box. Granted, most of them are highly unnecessary or don't need a reply. It doesn't bother me one bit. If I need to find a particular message, I'll search for it. If something is important and I missed it, I'll either get an auto-sent reminder or someone will reach out again or in another way. I am not a slave to my email, just like I don't feel the need to pick up my phone every time it rings. Have I missed some time sensitive information? Occasionally. Has it blown my life up and caused a world of hurt? Not once.
gtsteve 9y ago
> it's not urgent enough to call or physically reach out to me about it it's not that big a deal Exactly. If someone has a problem with me taking a couple of hours to get back to an e-mail I say, "you wouldn't send the fire brigade a postcard would you?"
- StavrosK 9y ago
  "Thank you for saving my house from the fire last week. XOXO"
- UncleSlacky 9y ago
  Moss would email them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uesx85EHRTo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uesx85EHRTo
petercooper 9y ago
some go as far as making zero inbox a thing. That's me. I am very conscientious with emails. Nearly all get actioned or a reply and I often use it as a to-do list. But I also get both my work and personal inboxes to zero every weekend :-) It definitely makes me feel better as things sitting waiting to be done make me anxious (to the point of getting all the cooking stuff into the dishwasher before sitting and eating a meal :-D)
- deleted 9y ago
  [deleted]

nxsynonym 9y ago

I currently have around 3k unread emails in the gmail box. Granted, most of them are highly unnecessary or don't need a reply. It doesn't bother me one bit. If I need to find a particular message, I'll search for it. If something is important and I missed it, I'll either get an auto-sent reminder or someone will reach out again or in another way. I am not a slave to my email, just like I don't feel the need to pick up my phone every time it rings. Have I missed some time sensitive information? Occasionally. Has it blown my life up and caused a world of hurt? Not once.

gtsteve 9y ago

> it's not urgent enough to call or physically reach out to me about it it's not that big a deal Exactly. If someone has a problem with me taking a couple of hours to get back to an e-mail I say, "you wouldn't send the fire brigade a postcard would you?"

StavrosK 9y ago
"Thank you for saving my house from the fire last week. XOXO"
UncleSlacky 9y ago
Moss would email them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uesx85EHRTo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uesx85EHRTo

petercooper 9y ago

some go as far as making zero inbox a thing. That's me. I am very conscientious with emails. Nearly all get actioned or a reply and I often use it as a to-do list. But I also get both my work and personal inboxes to zero every weekend :-) It definitely makes me feel better as things sitting waiting to be done make me anxious (to the point of getting all the cooking stuff into the dishwasher before sitting and eating a meal :-D)

deleted 9y ago
[deleted]