Productivity Playbook
Tips to Make Inbox Zero Work
It’s a myth to some… a dream to others, and while certainly elusive, Inbox Zero can be achieved by mere mortals — yes even you!
Email as a system that hasn’t really evolved over the last two decades other a shift from desktop clients to web based access systems like Gmail.
But fear not! No matter the system you use to access and manage your email you can still instigate and successfully operate a sparkling clean inbox.
First I want to dispel a few common myths of zero inbox…
Myth One — It’s difficult to start inbox zero…
The most pessimistic of the myths you’ve ever heard about inbox zero.
If you believe this then you’ve already resigned to fail before you even start.
Really it’s not that hard. Pick a time when you know you get the least amount of mail throughout the day and get to work. You need to start by drawing a line in the sand, that doesn’t mean you have to complete every outstanding email you have… far from it.
