Process a mixed inbox by clarifying meaning before doing work.
Alicia has 63 inbox messages and 25 minutes before her next meeting. The inbox contains approvals, FYI threads, project attachments, and two messages where she is waiting on someone else. GTD inbox processing: clarify meaning before engaging; PARA filing: store support material where action will happen. The common shortcut is to open the message that feels easiest, reply, feel productive, and leave the rest of the inbox as a mixed reminder system. That keeps mental load high because action, waiting, reference, and archive all remain visually identical. Capture the processing boundary She chooses the newest 20 messages and sets a…
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