Email Is a To-Do List You Didn't Choose (How to Take Control)
Your inbox is not a communication tool. It is a queue of other people's priorities, dressed up as your workday. Here is how to stop managing it and start designing around it.
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Your inbox is not a communication tool. It is a queue of other people's priorities, dressed up as your workday. Here is how to stop managing it and start designing around it.
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