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How to Take Control of Your Inbox
Email is just a to-do list others get to add to
Have you ever felt like all your ducks were in a row? Everything was under control and you felt good.
And, have you experienced the opposite — utter chaos? Ever felt as though a headless chicken running in every direction?
Most of us try to avoid that level of disorganization. But I believe it’s about what you do when life kicks into overdrive that separates the winners from the losers.
Rather than viewing chaos as bad, we should train ourselves to view it as an opportunity to grow!
Email is something that can easily get out of control and if you don’t have filters and systems for how you handle it, it could quickly take over your life.
So, let’s consider the opportunity as well as the costs.
Why Would I Want to Get Email Out of My Inbox?
What’s all this talk about email?
Why in the world would I want to receive fewer messages? I already get so few!
I know where you’re coming from. I used to feel the same way:
“100 emails per day? I would love to have that problem!”
