Inbox Zero

I just watched Merlin Mann’s brilliant productivity video "Inbox Zero" from 2007 for the second time, these are my unedited notes from the video:

• Time and attention are finite. Demands on your time and attention are infinite.
• Email’s just a medium. It’s not a purpose in itself.
• Have a place for anything - thoughts, ideas, pictures, business cards etc. - so you don’t use your inbox for storage or as a to-do list.
• Don’t check your mail, process it. Avoid skimming/reading the same mail twice.
• Actions, in order of desirability: Delete/Archive; Delegate; Respond; Defer; Do
• Process mails less often. Consider closing e-mail app once in a while.
• Use templates to automate frequent responses.