SheepnikSep 11, 2023

Inspired by the varying practices of my work colleagues, I'm curious to know how people manage their emails.

For example, I've got my inbox tends to be for things that I'm working on, and once that task is done I'll file or delete the email as appropriate. I start to feel anxious if I've got more than half a screen full of emails.

My line manager, on the other hand, keeps everything in her inbox, and can rarely find stuff, so often asks for things to be sent again.

So, what do you do?

I keep everything in my inbox
39.2%
I respond to emails then move to a folder / save
32.9%
I respond to emails then delete
7.6%
Something else - which I might describe below
20.3%
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Show threadNancy Vieira Couto
@sheepnik First I delete up to 75% of my emails without reading them (plus everything in my spam folder, of course). Then I read my email, respond if response is needed, and keep or delete depending on content.
Sep 11, 2023 at 4:21pmWeb
Show threadSheepnikSep 11, 2023
@coutopoet I'm particularly impressed with your deleting up to 75% without reading.
Show threadNancy Vieira CoutoSep 13, 2023
@sheepnik Mostly from online retailers trying to sell me things I don't want.