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Jan 6, 2020 at 01:03
On treating email as an infinite scroll rather than a buffer to be emptied: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/01/case-inbox-infinity/579673/ I've found Inbox Zero to be a really effective approach, but it comes at a cost. The article seems to mix 'must respond' with 'must read' in email tasks.
Don’t Reply to Your Emails
Don’t Reply to Your Emails
The case for inbox infinity

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