While this is a great list (the Not Inbox trick is a very successful filter for many people), the comment about ignoring calendar meetings until the day of is a

While this is a great list (the Not Inbox trick is a very successful filter for many people), the comment about ignoring calendar meetings until the day of is a bit jarring. I respect not only my own time, but others as well. I expect them to prepare for the meeting, and in some cases that means handouts, agendas, etc that could depend on who is attending. Schedule time to get work done in your calendar, and then you can accept calendar requests in the future with some confidence you'll have time to get stuff done. The reschedule/schedule the day of shit is crazy annoying though. I use the fullest of my abilities to ignore (re)scheduled meetings within 12 hours unless it actually makes my life easier. 24+ I'm usually more flexible on.