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Re:True cost of email: We only get 1h 12min/day of uninterru... by aytekin on Thursday May 10, 2018 @11:04AM (#17039469)
The best approach I found: Process emails in batches from oldest to newest until you have an empty inbox. https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/290175
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Re:True cost of email: We only get 1h 12min/day of uninterru... by stronglikedan on Thursday May 10, 2018 @12:28PM (#17040379)
Always go newest to oldest, lest you find that the older ones that you're spending time on are no longer relevant and your time has been further wasted.
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Re:True cost of email: We only get 1h 12min/day of uninterru... by gioele on Thursday May 10, 2018 @04:01PM (#17042448)
Read newest to oldest; act upon/replay from oldest to newest.
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Re:True cost of email: We only get 1h 12min/day of uninterru... by stronglikedan on Thursday May 10, 2018 @04:09PM (#17042514)
Makes sense.
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