Commit to a 10-minute Outlook triage loop
Create a concrete Outlook triage commitment using GTD destinations and an implementation trigger.
Outlook GTD triage loop Processing Outlook messages into do now, task, waiting, calendar, reference, or delete without using unread count as the task list. After [specific daily work cue], I will spend [10 minutes] processing [oldest or newest number] Outlook messages into GTD destinations. I will stop when the timer ends and leave any larger work in Tasks or Calendar. In 2 days, review whether the trigger fired and whether your messages left the inbox with trusted destinations. After the first Teams standup ends, process the oldest 12 Outlook messages into GTD destinations. Before opening Teams chat in the afternoon,…
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