Over at 43Folders (from which Hawk Wings has learnt much), Merlin Mann recommends creating a DMZ mailbox in your email client.

Create the folder, dump your old outstanding emails into it, and begin the New Year with a clean Inbox and a fresh mind.

You still have to deal with the unfinished business, but the new start enables you to staunch the mental bleeding from that feeling of being so far behind.

You might even gain the focus to return to the DMZ folder with renewed enthusiasm after the day’s new mail is dealt with.

A good tip. But elusive, like the sound of one hand clapping. (I blame those Buddhism tapes).

He’s getting a bit of flak in the comments, which may show just how attached people are to their unfinished business!

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