Inbox zero

Thanks to a nudge from Khem, I'm back to Inbox-zero.

The big question is what to do with emails that need action or have valuable information in them? Some put them in a special folder. Others tag them. Others forward them to lots of people.

The best solution is to move the action or information to another system such as a project ticketing system, or Workflowy (my personal notes system). I then archive the email and dig it out of the archive if I need to reply later.

Email is a great notification system, but it does not work very well at the following:

• collaboration
• knowledge capture
• workflow

Find other solutions for the above such as:

• Github/Gitea/Gitlab issues, projects, wikis, etc.
• Markdown in Git is a great way to capture knowledge from emails
• Trello
• Personal notes system

Collaboration, knowledge capture, open access to knowledge, and workflow are key components of YOUR Platform. Getting information out of email is critical, and following an Inbox-zero policy is a great way to help make this happen.