Archive it, because I might need to refer it.Send it to Evernote, because I’m likely going to need to refer it.As I process my email inbox, then, I decide quickly which of these to do for each email, in order of preference: If I prefer, I can also forward the email to a Todoist project and it will show up as an action in that project. If it takes longer, then I forward it to Todoist, and fortunately there exists a nice plugin for Mailplane that lets me add a task to Todoist directly. If I can answer it in two minutes, then I answer it as soon as I’ve sorted all the incoming mail. ![]() I always prefer to delete the message immediately or file it for future reference (notices, bills that I automatically pay, and so on), but when I have to answer the message, I apply the Two-Minute Rule. When I process my email inbox, I want to quickly assess which emails to delete immediately, file for future reference, answer someday, answer soon, or answer now. Suffice it to say that I don’t want to track significant work in email I want to see it in Todoist or, in some cases, directly on my calendar. Yes, perhaps I should not be so weak-minded, but managing one’s work well involves creating systems to tolerate one’s weakness, rather than work against them.
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