Should I Save That Email?
Dec 15th, 2009 by MPC Press
It is so nice to have an empty inbox. But I have not ended a day achieving that goal in years. How many of us have? And does it count as a clean inbox if you simply create new folders and place your emails in these folders? As with most people, my inbox functions at least partially as a To Do list and I won’t delete an email until I’ve read (at least the subject line), responded to, or acted on the email. I even go through my spam email to make sure I’m not missing an important item. A full inbox does drive me crazy; I keep a written To Do list at my desk which often includes “email Bob Bishop” or “reply to Jackie Jones”. This allows for a cleaner inbox and provides me with a slightly better mindframe when I leave the office or turn out the light.
