Someone once said, “Your inbox is a to do list written by other people.”
Your email inbox is not just a place where messages arrive. It is a boundary between your attention and everyone else’s demands.
That boundary matters.
Without it, the working day becomes reactive. You open your email, Teams, Slack, WhatsApp or your task app and immediately begin responding to whatever has appeared most recently.
That can feel productive.
But often it is not decision-making. It is only responding.
Continue reading Your inbox is a psychological boundary