“The key benefit [of Getting Things Done] is freedom — freedom from the sources of distraction and stress; and freedom to focus, engage, and create from a positive, clear space.”
—David Allen [on the essence of Getting Things Done]
To that end…, I have simplified my e-mail [holding folder] filing system down to three main file components:
- archive [for Sent and Received e-mail]
- follow-up
- hold
“Search” capabilities are so good nowadays that I have abandoned my old hierarchal mail filing system…