This is beautiful. I've had the same work email for twenty years, and my folders are themselves debris of various partially-implemented filing systems. Finding what I need in them is always slower than searching the whole mailbox with computer power. Don't fight it. If you just wanna see his face, use the search box.
The big advantage of inbox zero for me (currently at 17) is that it takes full advantage of archive and search. The only things living in my inbox require active intervention from me.
And a service like boomerang helps me make a deliberate choice about *when* I'll take action (just went down to 15 by scheduling two emails to come back after the baby's bedtime when I can talk to my husband about our calendars to make a decision).
Thank you for giving me a term to explain my 10,237 unread emails to anyone who dare chide me about it in the future: “I just practice the principles of Infinite Inbox, thankyouverymuch!” I will happily search my copious inbox for this email and forward it to them, ha.
100% agree. I've always done infinite inbox. From time to time my storage gets low in Gmail, so I select all unread and delete everything I never bothered to open. I'm still able to search for emails from friends from ten years ago, but virtually all garbage is vaporized.
"That first part [drafting a fantasy football roster] was a delight. [But] getting results means both selecting a roster and then managing a roster, preferably weekly based on upcoming real life matchups and expected outcomes."
True, except for ... the Best Ball format? Per TJ Hernandez of 4for4, "Best ball is a fantasy football format where league managers draft their team but there is no in-season management—no waiver wire, no trades, no setting lineups."
It's more or less the fantasy football equivalent of using an un-managed, highly-search-enabled Inbox. If you haven't yet played Best Ball, Charlie, am thinking you might enjoy it!
This is beautiful. I've had the same work email for twenty years, and my folders are themselves debris of various partially-implemented filing systems. Finding what I need in them is always slower than searching the whole mailbox with computer power. Don't fight it. If you just wanna see his face, use the search box.
I don't know how to reconcile my love for Spencer and my love of inbox zero. Hard day.
The big advantage of inbox zero for me (currently at 17) is that it takes full advantage of archive and search. The only things living in my inbox require active intervention from me.
And a service like boomerang helps me make a deliberate choice about *when* I'll take action (just went down to 15 by scheduling two emails to come back after the baby's bedtime when I can talk to my husband about our calendars to make a decision).
I am exactly the boss described here and spent the whole essay nodding insanely and yelling “amen, amen” to my very confused dog.
Thank you for giving me a term to explain my 10,237 unread emails to anyone who dare chide me about it in the future: “I just practice the principles of Infinite Inbox, thankyouverymuch!” I will happily search my copious inbox for this email and forward it to them, ha.
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100% agree. I've always done infinite inbox. From time to time my storage gets low in Gmail, so I select all unread and delete everything I never bothered to open. I'm still able to search for emails from friends from ten years ago, but virtually all garbage is vaporized.
"That first part [drafting a fantasy football roster] was a delight. [But] getting results means both selecting a roster and then managing a roster, preferably weekly based on upcoming real life matchups and expected outcomes."
True, except for ... the Best Ball format? Per TJ Hernandez of 4for4, "Best ball is a fantasy football format where league managers draft their team but there is no in-season management—no waiver wire, no trades, no setting lineups."
It's more or less the fantasy football equivalent of using an un-managed, highly-search-enabled Inbox. If you haven't yet played Best Ball, Charlie, am thinking you might enjoy it!
You spent 20 hours being smug about this when you could have been petting a dog instead.