The ODR PodcastOn Deeper Reflection is a podcast on making our lives as happy and productive as possible! Today’s episode deals with the bugbear of many in medicine–email.Part II is now Up as Well1. Understand the TechnologyEmail is an amazing Technology!Async-MailSync-Phone, Telegraph, Text, Chatapps,Email-Asynchronous with instant delivery–but this should not mean instant viewingPhilosophy is wrong, not tacticsBad SolutionsAn article on just keeping emails in inbox misses the entire point. There are only two acceptable solutions and ignoring email is definitely one of them, but inbox zero is the better version of that.Inbox ZeroArrival Rate vs. Departure RateEvery inbox item costs you decision dollarsWe don’t want to make decisionsToo Much Email-No!!!!! Too Much StuffI Just Check Once Per DayVs. I set aside time to do Deep WorkAnalogous to I took Facebook off my phone…2. Email Should Spark JoyUsed to have combined work and homeNever, ever do this!!!! Separate Work and EmailWork Check Once, while at work or every day depending on your jobHorrible human being would email on Friday afternoon with something horrible3. Don’t treat an async tech as syncDon’t expect or encourage real-time useIt is fine to reply right away, but dissuade the belief that you will consistentlyPacing4. Your Email Inbox cannot be your ToDo system5. Just 1 TouchDoItSystemItDelegateItSaveItUnsubIt-goes back to brings joy, true joy–not dopamine hitFilterItTrashit (actually archive)SpamItMaybe-Bringit Back Services6. Archive, Don’t Delete7. Search, Don’t File8. Inbox Elimination to Keep You HonestToo Many InboxesGmail Mailboxes9. Cut out Back & Forth Steps10. For Some Use cases, Are Slack/Basecamp/Teams the Solution?Books to ReadYou need to prune down to what is important!!!Life Changing! We’ll do a book

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