Comments on: I’ve got mail… NOT! Inbox Zero rocks! http://www.contentious.com/2007/08/09/ive-got-mail-not-inbox-zero-rocks/ Amy Gahran's news and musings on how we communicate in the online age. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:30:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Amy Gahran http://www.contentious.com/2007/08/09/ive-got-mail-not-inbox-zero-rocks/#comment-1204630 Amy Gahran Fri, 10 Aug 2007 22:21:15 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/archives/2007/08/09/ive-got-mail-not-inbox-zero-rocks/#comment-1204630 Woo hoo Lynn! Way to go! Processed 1300 e-mails in an hour? You put me to shame! - Amy Woo hoo Lynn! Way to go! Processed 1300 e-mails in an hour? You put me to shame!

- Amy

]]> By: Lynn http://www.contentious.com/2007/08/09/ive-got-mail-not-inbox-zero-rocks/#comment-1204629 Lynn Fri, 10 Aug 2007 22:00:19 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/archives/2007/08/09/ive-got-mail-not-inbox-zero-rocks/#comment-1204629 I watched/listened to Merlin's presentation. It was informative and entertaining. It also inspired me to deal with my own (work) e-mail inbox. When I started it had close to 1300 e-mails and, after a little over an hour, is down to 0! (Disclaimer: I am Amy's sister) I watched/listened to Merlin’s presentation. It was informative and entertaining. It also inspired me to deal with my own (work) e-mail inbox.
When I started it had close to 1300 e-mails and, after a little over an hour, is down to 0!

(Disclaimer: I am Amy’s sister)

]]> By: Running out of space on Gmail? Don’t worry, buy more at contentious.com http://www.contentious.com/2007/08/09/ive-got-mail-not-inbox-zero-rocks/#comment-1204626 Running out of space on Gmail? Don’t worry, buy more at contentious.com Fri, 10 Aug 2007 20:36:20 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/archives/2007/08/09/ive-got-mail-not-inbox-zero-rocks/#comment-1204626 [...] I wrote about how I’ve finally managed to completely clear my e-mail inbox. (One day later, it’s still clear — one day at a time, as with everything.) Of course, [...] [...] I wrote about how I’ve finally managed to completely clear my e-mail inbox. (One day later, it’s still clear — one day at a time, as with everything.) Of course, [...]

]]> By: Meredith http://www.contentious.com/2007/08/09/ive-got-mail-not-inbox-zero-rocks/#comment-1204624 Meredith Fri, 10 Aug 2007 20:07:53 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/archives/2007/08/09/ive-got-mail-not-inbox-zero-rocks/#comment-1204624 You get a little red bar saying you are at 99 percent and offering to let you buy more space.... I did my massive junk mail removal campaign before I got to 100 percent..... You get a little red bar saying you are at 99 percent and offering to let you buy more space….

I did my massive junk mail removal campaign before I got to 100 percent…..

]]> By: Amy Gahran http://www.contentious.com/2007/08/09/ive-got-mail-not-inbox-zero-rocks/#comment-1204623 Amy Gahran Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:51:32 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/archives/2007/08/09/ive-got-mail-not-inbox-zero-rocks/#comment-1204623 Hey Meredith -- so what exactly happens when you run out of space on Gmail? What message do they display? Do they keep accepting inbound mail? - Amy Gahran Hey Meredith — so what exactly happens when you run out of space on Gmail? What message do they display? Do they keep accepting inbound mail?

- Amy Gahran

]]> By: Meredith http://www.contentious.com/2007/08/09/ive-got-mail-not-inbox-zero-rocks/#comment-1204622 Meredith Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:49:04 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/archives/2007/08/09/ive-got-mail-not-inbox-zero-rocks/#comment-1204622 Last night I finally managed to run out of space on gmail. So, by searching and deleting just list emails and old work email - I managed to go from an inbox of 15,000 messages to 5,000. This post has inspired me to go all the way. Thanks Amy Last night I finally managed to run out of space on gmail. So, by searching and deleting just list emails and old work email - I managed to go from an inbox of 15,000 messages to 5,000. This post has inspired me to go all the way.

Thanks Amy

]]> By: Amy Gahran http://www.contentious.com/2007/08/09/ive-got-mail-not-inbox-zero-rocks/#comment-1204621 Amy Gahran Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:27:44 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/archives/2007/08/09/ive-got-mail-not-inbox-zero-rocks/#comment-1204621 Yeah, it feels really good. I still have a long way to go with getting more organized to reduce stress, but this definitely helps. Glad it works for you too, Mary Ellen. Yeah, it feels really good. I still have a long way to go with getting more organized to reduce stress, but this definitely helps. Glad it works for you too, Mary Ellen.

]]> By: Mary Ellen Bates http://www.contentious.com/2007/08/09/ive-got-mail-not-inbox-zero-rocks/#comment-1204619 Mary Ellen Bates Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:16:57 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/archives/2007/08/09/ive-got-mail-not-inbox-zero-rocks/#comment-1204619 I recently got with the Getting Things Done program and also *finally* cleared my inbox. It's an incredible feeling - I'm no longer scanning 90 messages to see what I have to do today. I recently got with the Getting Things Done program and also *finally* cleared my inbox. It’s an incredible feeling - I’m no longer scanning 90 messages to see what I have to do today.

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