The Inbox Zero concept, invented by Merlin Mann, consists of regularly reaching a state in which all incoming items have been processed, sorted, categorized, etc.
Not only does the method lead to a great rewarding moment in which you feel like you're in control, it more importantly forces you to take a decision on items that have been hanging in your inbox for some time.
This act of making a decision is often what you need to get it done, following the a.k.a the 80/20 rule.
Be it for an inbox of emails or tasks, the same process is applied. For every task in your inbox, go through the following steps:
- 𧽠If the task is no longer relevant, mark it as βwonβt doβ (
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) - β
If the task takes less than 2 minutes to perform, do it right away and mark it as done (
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) - π
If you already know when this task needs to be completed, schedule it (
β/^
L
) for a specific day - β°Β If you do not know exactly when to work on this task, postpone it (
β/^
P
) to a later week to reconsider it - π Repeat this process until you reach Inbox Zero
![Process your inbox](https://assets.super.so/c8dac551-323c-49be-9a6f-8f5cc340eef2/images/f4786b66-de21-40f3-8932-279c85d4b1f9/inbox.gif?w=1722)
We recommend performing the actions above through the Keyboard shortcuts to get used to them and be more efficient in the future.
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