🔗 Merlin Mann writes in On Chasing the Right “Zero.” about the widely misunderstood idea that defined a part of his career:
Put to best use, Inbox Zero is merely a philosophical practice of learning to be parsimonious about which and how many inputs we allow into our lives–and, then, to responsibly but mindfully tend to those inputs in a way that is never allowed to hinder our personal commitment to doing the work that really matters to us.