Use One-Touch Decisions for the Small Stuff
Apply one-touch processing to small email decisions so minor items stop creating repeat work.
Small emails become expensive when you keep re-meeting them. What one-touch really means One-touch does not require instant response to everything. It requires a first real decision: do, delegate, defer with a trusted reminder, file, or delete. Why it works Every unnecessary reread carries setup cost. You reconstruct context, remember what you meant to do, and postpone again. OHIO reduces that repeat cost. GTD adds structure by making the deferral explicit instead of leaving it as inbox ambiguity. Where to use it Use one-touch for low-complexity items: short approvals, expense receipts, calendar confirmations, and simple reference messages. Complex items still…
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