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Taming Your Inbox: A Plain-Language Guide
A plain-language overview of email overload and a handful of firm habits that make an inbox easier to live with, without turning email into a project.
Digital Simplicity
Email and Notifications
Calmer inboxes, messages and alerts.
Handling Group Chats Without Burnout
Group chats can feel like an endless stream. Learn how muting, summarizing and stepping back can make busy conversations easier to live with.
Inbox Zero Without the Pressure
A relaxed approach to clearing your email: how to reach an empty inbox now and then without making it a daily chore or a measure of your worth.
Setting Fixed Times to Check Messages
How to batch email and chat into a few set times each day, plus simple wording for telling colleagues, friends and family what to expect from you.
Turning Off Notifications That Do Not Matter
A practical way to decide which phone and computer alerts deserve to interrupt you, and how to switch off the rest without missing what is important.
Unsubscribing Without Regret
How to prune newsletters and promotional emails in a single sitting, using a few simple questions so you can let go without second-guessing.
Using Folders and Filters Lightly
A minimal set of folders and automatic rules for sorting incoming email, so your inbox stays tidy without a complicated system you have to maintain.
Writing Shorter Emails That Get Answered
Plain tips for writing brief, clear emails that make one request, set a next step and cut the back-and-forth that fills everyone's inbox.
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