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A matter of opinion perhaps but I don't consider having emails that require action achieving "inbox zero" (even if they're not in your inbox). I follow almost
by mitchellh 14y ago
A matter of opinion perhaps but I don't consider having emails that require action achieving "inbox zero" (even if they're not in your inbox).
I follow almost everything in this post except for the starring. Instead, I do the following:
* If an email requires action and it is fast, I do it now, then archive.
* If an email requires action but will take longer than a minute, I keep in my inbox (but read). I clear these emails out once per day.
* If an email requires action but I can't because I'm blocked by some outside factor (waiting on something for example), I use followup.cc and redirect it back to me in a certain amount of time, then archive. When it comes back to me, I use followup.cc again if I'm still blocked.
- taterbase 14y agoThank you for the link to followup.cc. I've been looking for a tool/service like this for a while.
- nopassrecover 14y agoDitto here (would just upvote but that's private now).
- cjh_ 14y agoThis reminds me of boomerang for gmail [1] followup.cc has the advantage that it isn't gmail specific. [1] http://www.boomeranggmail.com/ http://www.boomeranggmail.com/
- forgot_password 14y agoBoomerang is a life-saver but its doubly wonderful when you practice inbox zero
- timedoctor 14y agoCompletely agree. Using starred emails as a to do list is not effective because you do not have an easy way to prioritise these actions.
- jbrooksuk 14y agoThanks for the heads up on followup.cc what a brilliant idea!