Quick Question

[bertine]

How many emails do you have in your email inbox RIGHT NOW?

I have 21 in my work inbox and 17 in my personal inbox.


I just don't get people that sit with thousands of emails in their inbox. How do you remember what you need to do?

Comments

[bertine.livejournal.com]

That is a lot of emails. I get about 50 a day (that are non-system emails). I am a big believer in the inbox as a to-do list so when I read an email if there is action to do on it, I do it when I read it and get rid of it. I also only read email between tasks so I am not constantly checking it.

[annablume.livejournal.com]

It's a horrible amount of e-mails. It's really a time suck. A lot of stuff that I get is ambiguous information I may or may not need to have at my figertips at some non-specified point in the future. I really need a better way of organizing.

That said, I keep a completely separate to do list for everything that can't be done in five minutes or less. That's how I prioritize my time.