The zero inbox

As I'm getting serious about starting some research projects, I'm feeling the need to get more efficient. Or to use academic speak, I'm wanting to adopt some of the hegemonic self-management characteristic of the post-Fordist neoliberal state. To that end, I was quite inspired today by the talk below given by Merlin Mann about getting email down to zero each day. In particular, the metaphor of a deli was helpful: workers there don't just "check" orders, they act on them. The same with email. It's all about filtering things out and focusing on the important. Nothing revolutionary, but I'm revamping my email system toward this end. Check it out if you have time/interest: