Comments on: The empty inbox: How it’s going http://www.mindfultimemanagement.com/2009/11/the-empty-inbox-how-it%e2%80%99s-going/ Relief from overwhelm for entrepreneurs and creative professionals Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:39:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Janet Bailey http://www.mindfultimemanagement.com/2009/11/the-empty-inbox-how-it%e2%80%99s-going/comment-page-1/#comment-5590 Janet Bailey Sun, 30 Jan 2011 02:15:09 +0000 http://www.mindfultimemanagement.com/?p=240#comment-5590 @Nisa - really glad this helped! @Nisa – really glad this helped!

]]> By: Nisa http://www.mindfultimemanagement.com/2009/11/the-empty-inbox-how-it%e2%80%99s-going/comment-page-1/#comment-5080 Nisa Fri, 07 Jan 2011 13:28:10 +0000 http://www.mindfultimemanagement.com/?p=240#comment-5080 Creating a "To Do" and "Read, Contemplate" folder finally helped me empty out my inbox that I had been streamlining for about a month. Thanks for the tip. Creating a “To Do” and “Read, Contemplate” folder finally helped me empty out my inbox that I had been streamlining for about a month. Thanks for the tip.

]]> By: Katie Brandt http://www.mindfultimemanagement.com/2009/11/the-empty-inbox-how-it%e2%80%99s-going/comment-page-1/#comment-1454 Katie Brandt Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:29:37 +0000 http://www.mindfultimemanagement.com/?p=240#comment-1454 Accountabilty has helped a ton with my time management. Every day I send my task list to a friend and have to report my progress before I go to bed. Knowing I will have to say "not finished" keeps me plugging along instead of roaming aimlessly on facebook - thanks for sharing and I know you will get your email box cleaned out. Accountabilty has helped a ton with my time management. Every day I send my task list to a friend and have to report my progress before I go to bed. Knowing I will have to say “not finished” keeps me plugging along instead of roaming aimlessly on facebook – thanks for sharing and I know you will get your email box cleaned out.

]]> By: Muso http://www.mindfultimemanagement.com/2009/11/the-empty-inbox-how-it%e2%80%99s-going/comment-page-1/#comment-371 Muso Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:18:39 +0000 http://www.mindfultimemanagement.com/?p=240#comment-371 Wow - chilling out in Sebastopol - wasn't that the site of a big blood battle? I'm out searching for amazing people like http://myamazingpeople.com/2009/12/11/amazing-people-psychology/ Wow – chilling out in Sebastopol – wasn’t that the site of a big blood battle? I’m out searching for amazing people like http://myamazingpeople.com/2009/12/11/amazing-people-psychology/

]]> By: Janet Bailey http://www.mindfultimemanagement.com/2009/11/the-empty-inbox-how-it%e2%80%99s-going/comment-page-1/#comment-279 Janet Bailey Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:21:19 +0000 http://www.mindfultimemanagement.com/?p=240#comment-279 @Shannon - Great idea about the invention. That extra step of archiving after replying adds up to a lot of time when you're dealing with hundreds of emails. @Michelle - Small increments---liberating! It takes some experimenting to find the optimal chunk of time. I'm leaning toward 20-minute chunks. @Shannon – Great idea about the invention. That extra step of archiving after replying adds up to a lot of time when you’re dealing with hundreds of emails.

@Michelle – Small increments—liberating! It takes some experimenting to find the optimal chunk of time. I’m leaning toward 20-minute chunks.

]]> By: Michelle Russell http://www.mindfultimemanagement.com/2009/11/the-empty-inbox-how-it%e2%80%99s-going/comment-page-1/#comment-275 Michelle Russell Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:09:12 +0000 http://www.mindfultimemanagement.com/?p=240#comment-275 Janet, I'm working with the concept of smaller time increments, too. Because the intimidation factor of an overflowing inbox (or an enormous stack of things to file, or too many things on my to-do list, or whatever) can be so intimidating that I resist and procrastinate, like you're describing here. It's kind of amazing how much you can get done of something in even 10-15 very focused minutes. Who knew? Janet, I’m working with the concept of smaller time increments, too. Because the intimidation factor of an overflowing inbox (or an enormous stack of things to file, or too many things on my to-do list, or whatever) can be so intimidating that I resist and procrastinate, like you’re describing here.

It’s kind of amazing how much you can get done of something in even 10-15 very focused minutes. Who knew?

]]> By: Shannon Wilkinson http://www.mindfultimemanagement.com/2009/11/the-empty-inbox-how-it%e2%80%99s-going/comment-page-1/#comment-273 Shannon Wilkinson Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:41:56 +0000 http://www.mindfultimemanagement.com/?p=240#comment-273 Your moral is awesome, and something I'd find helpful to apply to other places too. I struggle with my inbox too. It's currently around 100 but, has been far, far higher than that recently. I'd love to have few enough messages that scrolling isn't required. You know what I wish someone would invent? An automatic way to send an email you've replied to somewhere else (trash, archive or wherever). Your moral is awesome, and something I’d find helpful to apply to other places too.

I struggle with my inbox too. It’s currently around 100 but, has been far, far higher than that recently. I’d love to have few enough messages that scrolling isn’t required.

You know what I wish someone would invent? An automatic way to send an email you’ve replied to somewhere else (trash, archive or wherever).

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