I am going to admit it - my work email inbox is out of control. Today, I have over 800 unread emails and several hundreds more that I have opened but have not filed. I could spend several days straight dealing with just email and never get any actual work completed.
Each time I open my inbox, I am struck with the decision that I have to make for each email: Do I need to respond? Do I need to finish reading it? Should I file it away? When I came back after months of maternity leave, my manager advised that I should just delete everything and start fresh.
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