Comments on: The Zen of the Zero Inbox http://www.wasatchgirl.com/2009/05/23/zen-of-zero-inbox/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:47:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: WasatchGirl http://www.wasatchgirl.com/2009/05/23/zen-of-zero-inbox/comment-page-1/#comment-288 WasatchGirl Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:14:01 +0000 http://www.wasatchgirl.com/?p=188#comment-288 Just came upon this Lifehacker post and thought I would share since relevant: <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5364596/reduce-your-inboxes-to-streamline-your-workflow-and-reduce-stress" rel="nofollow">http://lifehacker.com/5364596/reduce-your-inbox...</a> Just came upon this Lifehacker post and thought I would share since relevant: http://lifehacker.com/5364596/reduce-your-inbox...

]]> By: WasatchGirl http://www.wasatchgirl.com/2009/05/23/zen-of-zero-inbox/comment-page-1/#comment-271 WasatchGirl Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:14:01 +0000 http://www.wasatchgirl.com/?p=188#comment-271 Just came upon this Lifehacker post and thought I would share since relevant: <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5364596/reduce-your-inboxes-to-streamline-your-workflow-and-reduce-stress" rel="nofollow">http://lifehacker.com/5364596/reduce-your-inbox...</a> Just came upon this Lifehacker post and thought I would share since relevant: http://lifehacker.com/5364596/reduce-your-inbox...

]]> By: WasatchGirl http://www.wasatchgirl.com/2009/05/23/zen-of-zero-inbox/comment-page-1/#comment-250 WasatchGirl Sun, 31 May 2009 01:17:56 +0000 http://www.wasatchgirl.com/?p=188#comment-250 Gabe,<br>Ah, this is a great tip. Thanks for sharing.<br>Best.<br>Rachel Gabe,
Ah, this is a great tip. Thanks for sharing.
Best.
Rachel

]]> By: Gabriel Gunderson http://www.wasatchgirl.com/2009/05/23/zen-of-zero-inbox/comment-page-1/#comment-239 Gabriel Gunderson Sat, 30 May 2009 23:59:20 +0000 http://www.wasatchgirl.com/?p=188#comment-239 I'm a little late on this, but I still need to share my fav Google mail tip for a clean INBOX...<br><br>Check out "Send & Archive" in Google Labs by "Pal T"<br><br>"""<br>Adds a button to the compose form that lets you send a reply message and archive the email conversation in a single action.<br>"""<br><br>Best,<br>Gabe I'm a little late on this, but I still need to share my fav Google mail tip for a clean INBOX…

Check out “Send & Archive” in Google Labs by “Pal T”

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Adds a button to the compose form that lets you send a reply message and archive the email conversation in a single action.
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Best,
Gabe

]]> By: WasatchGirl http://www.wasatchgirl.com/2009/05/23/zen-of-zero-inbox/comment-page-1/#comment-236 WasatchGirl Wed, 27 May 2009 23:48:17 +0000 http://www.wasatchgirl.com/?p=188#comment-236 Nice! Good luck. =) Nice! Good luck. =)

]]> By: Neal McQuaid http://www.wasatchgirl.com/2009/05/23/zen-of-zero-inbox/comment-page-1/#comment-235 Neal McQuaid Wed, 27 May 2009 23:29:10 +0000 http://www.wasatchgirl.com/?p=188#comment-235 Worst-case, my inbox is usually up to about 20. Makes my life feel a little more sane by doing so :) what can I say, I like order! :) Worst-case, my inbox is usually up to about 20. Makes my life feel a little more sane by doing so :) what can I say, I like order! :)

]]> By: Jeff Lu http://www.wasatchgirl.com/2009/05/23/zen-of-zero-inbox/comment-page-1/#comment-234 Jeff Lu Wed, 27 May 2009 21:39:47 +0000 http://www.wasatchgirl.com/?p=188#comment-234 Ahhh... I've got it now. Thanks for answering my question. I'll be working my way to Zen now. Ahhh… I've got it now. Thanks for answering my question. I'll be working my way to Zen now.

]]> By: WasatchGirl http://www.wasatchgirl.com/2009/05/23/zen-of-zero-inbox/comment-page-1/#comment-231 WasatchGirl Wed, 27 May 2009 16:09:17 +0000 http://www.wasatchgirl.com/?p=188#comment-231 Jeff,<br>Thanks for stopping by the blog and for commenting.<br><br>The "say" category is for those emails that need a thoughtful answer but aren't a true task that would fall into the "do" category. Tim, explains it nice on his ReSaDoTh post as "If someone needs a two-line answer to a question, send that e-mail, archive the question, and be done with it. If an e-mail requires more talk than that, file it under “Say” for the moment, because you should put a higher priority on . . ."<br>Hope that helps. If not, feel free to drop me a line.<br>Cheers.<br>Rachel Jeff,
Thanks for stopping by the blog and for commenting.

The “say” category is for those emails that need a thoughtful answer but aren't a true task that would fall into the “do” category. Tim, explains it nice on his ReSaDoTh post as “If someone needs a two-line answer to a question, send that e-mail, archive the question, and be done with it. If an e-mail requires more talk than that, file it under “Say” for the moment, because you should put a higher priority on . . .”
Hope that helps. If not, feel free to drop me a line.
Cheers.
Rachel

]]> By: WasatchGirl http://www.wasatchgirl.com/2009/05/23/zen-of-zero-inbox/comment-page-1/#comment-230 WasatchGirl Wed, 27 May 2009 16:05:12 +0000 http://www.wasatchgirl.com/?p=188#comment-230 Wow, you keep yours between 5 - 10 regularly?! You are amazing! =)<br><br>Yeah, the spare moments are perfect for jamming through an email or two. <br>Thanks for commenting, Neal.<br>Rachel Wow, you keep yours between 5 – 10 regularly?! You are amazing! =)

Yeah, the spare moments are perfect for jamming through an email or two.
Thanks for commenting, Neal.
Rachel

]]> By: Jeff Lu http://www.wasatchgirl.com/2009/05/23/zen-of-zero-inbox/comment-page-1/#comment-228 Jeff Lu Wed, 27 May 2009 00:12:54 +0000 http://www.wasatchgirl.com/?p=188#comment-228 Great post. I've been organizing my emails by mandate / company and I try flagging the action items but there have definitely been emails that fall through the cracks.<br><br>I'm going to try your "do, read, say, think" suggestion. Just curious, what type of emails do you put under "say"? Great post. I've been organizing my emails by mandate / company and I try flagging the action items but there have definitely been emails that fall through the cracks.

I'm going to try your “do, read, say, think” suggestion. Just curious, what type of emails do you put under “say”?

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