{"id":1704,"date":"2009-06-16T11:29:14","date_gmt":"2009-06-16T19:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gtdtimes.com\/?p=1704"},"modified":"2014-02-03T14:32:56","modified_gmt":"2014-02-03T22:32:56","slug":"can-gtd-help-with-too-much-email-volume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/2009\/06\/can-gtd-help-with-too-much-email-volume\/","title":{"rendered":"Can GTD help with too much email volume?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In my earlier blog post about getting your email inbox down to zero<\/a>, GTD’er Gil asked the question, “So, what do you suggest when the problem seems to be the sheer quantity, not just mail management practices?”<\/p>\n

There are two things I would look at:\u00a0 Speed + Input<\/strong><\/p>\n

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One angle to consider is to get really good and faster at processing.\u00a0 Speed will be required when you’re getting tons of volume every day if you hope to get through it all without it consuming your entire day.<\/p>\n

I think it’s also helpful to look at what you’re getting with a fresh eye, now and again.\u00a0 Do you need to be getting everything you’re getting?<\/p>\n

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If you’re not sure, climb up the GTD Horizons of Focus, especially to the 20,000 level.\u00a0 Is the input you’re collecting by email relevant to your current Areas of Focus and Responsibilities? If not, what can you renegotiate around any of that?\u00a0 (There is an implicit agreement with the email you allow in.\u00a0 Don’t allow in what you don’t want to give a piece of your attention to.)<\/p>\n

For example:<\/p>\n