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by corin_ 4779 days ago
> The great part about this is that when you hit Inbox 0, you are DONE (yes thats amazing right?) with email.

Should perhaps add parentheses with "(but don't forget you're not really done, you've just hidden anything that takes more than two minutes to respond to out of view, make sure you deal with those emails later)".

2 comments

Yes, thank you. You still see them in your inbox view (due to multiple inbox) so you are still aware of them.
My point (and I was being a bit snide, sorry) was not that you haven't been clear enough - anyone who needs a picture to understand the end result hasn't been paying attention while reading - but that I don't count it as "inbox zero". It feels like cheating, like saying "here's how to completely clean all of the rubbish out of your living room: dump it in the kitchen".
Yeah I definitely don't have a perfect solution for this. Sometimes it piles up. One thing that I have found effective is having a designated end of day "clean up to-do list" time. Definitely open to hearing what you think would be a good solution.
I think I'm going to add a picture of multiple inbox to make this clearer.