Clean Out Your Inbox Week - Day 3: Do

After deleting, I had 56 emails left at work. I couldn't delegate them, so the next step is

Just do it!

You've deleted all of the emails that you don't need to take action on, or that you don't need to save for reference. Then you delegated as much of the email that you have left to somebody else to take action on. Now what? If it's going to take more than 2 minutes to deal with an email, then defer it. But if it's going to take 2 minutes or less, then go ahead and reply to it now. Or forward it as the case may be. It's as simple as that! And all you have left now are the emails that will take more than 2 minutes to deal with or that you want to save for future reference. And tomorrow, I'll tell you how to defer your emails or where to store the emails that you want to save.

I didn't have anything that I could do in under 2 minutes, so I'm done for now.

This is my

I'm not going to have a contest because I still owe prizes to Elizabeth Walker and Annie Stenger for winning the 200th and 400th blog post contests!!!!!!

Interesting days

Today - Chocolate Cake Day

Tomorrow - Data Privacy Day, Kazoo Day and Blueberry Pancake Day

Next Wednesday - Carrot Cake Day Here's a recipe. Or try this gluten-free version

February 27 - Open That Bottle Night, World Sword Swallower's Day, Kahlua Day, Polar Bear Day and Strawberry Day