Category: Science/Tech | Posted by laraib 1538 days ago

When you finally decide you're going to empty your inbox on a regular basis, the hardest part is getting started—most likely because you're already buried under an avalanche of messages. Blogger Jason Clarke offers a sensible approach to that first, most difficult push towards Inbox Zero, and he calls it Inbox 0.5. Clarke says that you can cut down a huge pile of messages without losing an entire weekend by processing HALF the number of backed up messages you've got each day. So if you're starting with 700, reduce that to 350 the first day. If you've got 400 the next day, reduce that to 200. Rinse and repeat till you've conquered the backlog and are just maintaining an empty inbox with new mail that arrives. What I like about this approach is that it's incremental, and it eases new empty inbox practitioners towards the goal instead of making them suffer through hours of backlog processing at the get-go. But the most important thing about adopting the empty inbox lifestyle is getting into the habit of processing all the new messages that come in today, today. So I'd add this to Inbox 0.5: In addition to processing half your backlog each day? Also be sure to process the newest messages you've received.

Merlin Mann's approach—what he calls the "Email DMZ"—involves skipping the old mail processing temporarily and moving all your backlog into a DMZ folder right away. The advantage there is that you get the beautiful empty inbox feeling immediately—and the motivation to keep it empty—but many users are afraid they'll move something crucial into DMZ and never look at it again. With Inbox 0.5, it's a longer road to "No new messages," but perhaps a more comforting one. Be sure to check out how to process your mail quickly and easily using three simple folders here.

Inbox 0.5 - How to get to an empty inbox - Emailers Anonymous [Download Squad]






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