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I've been inspired by the...

I’ve been inspired by the recent email management posts - I now have a empty inbox for the first time since 1993!

I only leave items in the inbox when they have an action to clear them - bugs the hell out of me so I end up doing the job just to get rid of them :)

For my gmail account I’m out of luck - this approach just doesn’t square with the “stack-em-and-search-em” google philosophy.

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