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| author | Lars Wirzenius <liw@liw.fi> | 2012-04-17 23:05:04 +0100 |
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| committer | Lars Wirzenius <liw@liw.fi> | 2012-04-17 23:05:04 +0100 |
| commit | 6ac6a5bd1e197ee3792df20a6a98e36cf4efdb7e (patch) | |
| tree | 71b21462761eed87b2e69d39492f2a32e8f13df9 /inboxes.mdwn | |
| parent | db1db627c74087bdcbbeae31fa922b3b5d41d1a7 (diff) | |
| download | gtdfh.liw.fi-6ac6a5bd1e197ee3792df20a6a98e36cf4efdb7e.tar.gz | |
Fixes from Kristina Hoeppner
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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/inboxes.mdwn b/inboxes.mdwn index 15941a5..caca35a 100644 --- a/inboxes.mdwn +++ b/inboxes.mdwn @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Each such folder would be a separate inbox. A common anti-pattern for people is to keep e-mail in their inboxes. They read it, and leave it there. The next time they read e-mail, there -might be some more new mail, which they read, and leave there. Eventually, +might be some new mail, which they read, and leave there. Eventually, the mail piles up a lot, and it gets hard to find a specific mail you may need. Even more importantly, it gets hard to know which mails still require you to do something. Perhaps there was a mail from your boss @@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ action, and any mails that do require action are easy to find. This will make you be much more relaxed about your e-mail. You never need to worry whether you've replied to everything that needs replying. A further -benefit, also of great benefit, is that you're likely to reply to mail -much faster than before. +benefit is that you're likely to reply to mail much faster than before. Other kinds of inputs ------ @@ -138,7 +137,7 @@ Inboxes a la Lars Here are the inboxes I use: * physical inbox: letters and other mail, notes written on paper, etc. -* wallet: receipts, other bits and pieces that gets collected during the day +* wallet: receipts, other bits and pieces that get collected during the day * notebooks: notes made while out and about and phone/laptop wasn't available * backpack: random stuff tends to get collected there * phone text messages @@ -146,8 +145,8 @@ Here are the inboxes I use: * phone notebook: I use a note taking application on my smartphone as a replacement for a notebook, when I can, because my handwriting font is abysmally hard to read -* e-mail: these two inboxes (personal vs work); I don't split mailing list - into separate folders anymore +* e-mail: this is two inboxes (personal vs work); I no longer have a separate + folder for each mailing list, everything goes into the same inbox * feeds: blogs, news sites, etc. * home directory for each computer I regularly use: tends to collect random downloaded files, notes, etc. |