EMAIL-TRIAGE5 MIN READ
A 12-Minute Morning Triage Walk
Use GTD triage branches to process a mixed morning inbox without dead-ending in the inbox.
The inbox 12 minutes, four different email types, and no room for drifting. The skill is not speed. It is making each message leave with a decision. Triage path Clarify -> do/delegate/defer/file Every message needs one branch before the next message gets attention. Do not re-drop into inbox Processed means moved to a trusted home. Inbox contains only unprocessed intake. Process to a decision, not to a feeling of progress. 01 Approval 02 FYI 03 Vendor 04 Strategy
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