Commit to a Folder Cleanup Pass
Commit to cleaning a small set of folders so future triage has trustworthy destinations.
Clean one email folder or label zone so triage has reliable destinations for action support, waiting, reference, and read-later material. Choose a narrow email area: top-level labels, project folders, client folders, or the folder list you use during daily triage. By [specific day], I will spend [15-20 minutes] cleaning [one folder/label zone]. I will rename one vague folder, remove or archive one unused folder, create one missing state folder, and move five real emails to test the system. In three days, check whether the folder cleanup happened and whether new email decisions felt easier. Friday shutdown, when I normally postpone…
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