How I Spend 5 Minutes Per Day on Email

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On Inboxes

I have two conceptual inboxes.

First one, inbox.md , is where the most interesting links end up, together with my random thoughts, waiting for a weekly review. I mainly append to that file through iOS shortcut. I can quickly share a twitter link, or jot a quick note in drafts.

Second one is a bit more convoluted. Sometimes during the day ... See more

The more I use this technique, the better I like it. The idea is simple: You have 90 file folders: red numbered 1 through 30; blue numbered 1 through 30; and white numbered 1 through 30 representing the current month, next month, and the month after that. This is most commonly used by accountant-type folks, to keep track of bills to be paid. But it

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know a guy in France that will take 2 months off and delete his whole inbox when he gets back

"if it's urgent, someone's already handled it

if it's important, they'll just send it again

if it's neither, then I don't care"