Inbox Zero: Action-Based Email
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Inbox Zeroaction-based email
Merlin MannGoogle Tech Talk
Where’s the Love?
Get a System
(but, keep it simple)
Time & Attentionare finite.
Time & Attentionare Finite
Concept: Joel Spolsky
ManageActions
Inbox Zero
Emailʼs just a medium
One place for anything
Process to zero
Convert to actions
Inbox Zero
What is Processing?More than checkingLess than responding
Answers: “So what?”
Make Sandwiches
(Donʼt just take orders)
DeleteDelegateRespondDeferDo
Delete(or Archive)
Delegate
Respond
Defer
Do
DeleteDelegateRespondDeferDo
Choose One
The ProcessingHabit“We are what we frequently do” — Aristotle
Do Email Less.
Cheat.
No fiddling.
DeleteDelegateRespondDeferDo
Stay on target
Remember? Finite.
Thanks.
Inbox Zeroaction-based email
Merlin MannGoogle Tech Talk