Run a 15-Minute Triage Sprint
Execute a timed triage sprint that applies the two-minute rule without becoming an open-ended work session.
Sofia has 24 unread messages and only 30 minutes before a design review. Use a timer to process decisions, not to perform every piece of work you discover. Trying to touch every email creates a trail of half-read, still-undecided messages. Before Inbox open, notifications live, no timer, long work starts whenever a message feels urgent. After 15-minute sprint: processed messages have a state; long tasks are captured and scheduled. Set boundary Start a 15-minute timer and turn off new-mail notifications. The timer keeps the session in triage mode. Process in order Open one message and decide before opening the next.…
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