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Ten small habits for a quieter inbox
I used to think calm email meant inbox zero. These are the six changes that actually made the difference.
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Reads hereTen small habits for a quieter inbox
- Unsubscribe in batches: set aside ten minutes on Friday and remove five senders each week.
- Check mail at fixed times instead of all day, and the pile stops feeling like a to-do list.
I used to think calm email meant inbox zero. After a year of trying, I can say that is the wrong goal.
What worked was making a handful of tiny changes that each removed a source of noise.
The first was the simplest: I stopped opening mail first thing in the morning.
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