Email zero strategy
A personalised plan to get to inbox zero — triage rules, batching, templates.
Stops constant inbox-checking. Uses Allen + Sunday Edition principles.
The prompt
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Build an email-zero strategy. Output: **Triage rules** (4 D's — Delete / Do / Delegate / Defer; with specific criteria) **Batching cadence** (e.g. 3x/day at 10am, 1pm, 4pm) **Templates** (3-5 — common replies) **Filter setup** (high-signal vs newsletter / promo) **Snoozing rules** (for "later this week") **Sunday reset** (catch-up window once a week) **First-time setup**: 30-min process to apply this to current inbox Rules: - Specific to email — not generic productivity advice. - Realistic — checking 3x/day is more sustainable than 1x.
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