It seems the norm these days to have an inbox that is weighed down with thousands of emails.  With that also comes the expectation that it will always be that way, barring any impulse to blindly delete it all.  In my line of work, I’ve come to believe that drastic change is possible, but was still floored when a few weeks ago I received this comment on one of my old videos, Fast Tip for Email Inbox Clean-Up:

Love magazines?  Haulted your subscriptions (kicking and screaming)?  Or, watching them pile up until the elusive indulgent weekend when you can get to them? 

The Texture app may be the cure to the cluttered magazine corner.

Who doesn’t procrastinate?

Why are no one’s hands raised? 

Kelly Ayers over at Career Contessa has compiled a list of 6 apps for procrastinators. I haven’t tried any of these, but am most eager to download Self Control.

The folks at Gmail have put quite a bit of effort into corralling data on email styles and replies.Their findings cover everything from subject lines, questions, send times, email length, and even emotion in emails - all to teach us how to receive quicker and better replies. 

Keeping tabs on my newsletter subscribers list is pretty uneventful, though this past week something jumped out at me in a sea of email lists. One smart subscriber had entered their Evernote email address instead of their personal email address! Brilliant!

When I teach time management and productivity to groups I always poll the room to see when throughout the day people think they operate at their peak.  On average, 9 out of 10 say morning.  I’d choose morning, too, but have always wondered a few things about this: - Do I think my magic hours are in the morning because this is what the studies show?