Let's be honest: "Inbox Zero" is a lie.

It’s a toxic productivity myth that makes you feel guilty for... having email. You finally hit zero, you blink, and BAM, 20 new messages. It’s a game of Whac-A-Mole you can never win.

Stop playing. This tutorial is the actual holy grail of email triage.

This isn't about an empty inbox; it's about a processed one. We’ll show you the adaptive workflow to stop living in your inbox and start using it. Triage the chaos, turn "urgent" (but-not-really) requests into actual tasks in your workflow, and finally, close the tab.

This is how you get your focus back. One client using this exact system increased their email responsiveness by 75%, mostly by not letting things get buried alive.