Resolve Inbox Issues
- Change the way emails appear in your inbox: set up a folder for emails that you're Cc'd on and a folder for emails that come directly to you.
- Don't reply to emails in the morning (or at night): it teaches people that they should expect future replies from you at that time.
- Keep your emails to 3-4 sentences.
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