I had over 2000 emails in my Outlook in-box this morning and while I am a big fan of GTD, I lost my resolve several months ago in the midst of a massive crunch. So today, I spent the day filing my emails, updating my task lists, and processing my massive backlog. I am very proud of myself and I am sure that others who take choose this path would be proud of me.
Tonight, at midnight, my in-box is entirely empty, nada. It is scary; it is too clean.
And so, I am confronted by anxiety. Will I be better organized tomorrow? When will I break my resolve? What crisis will begin the doom loop towards a mega-full in-box? They say that virtuous people can control their email and I am firmly resolved to be better behaved. I am looking forward to hyper productivity. In fact, I understand my IQ will go up if I refuse to let myself get interrupted by the random flow of emails. I am looking forward to that.
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