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Post by mylittlescholar on Jun 6, 2024 10:14:35 GMT -5
I did a bit of organizing with the links saved in my toolbar this morning
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Post by desposito on Jun 8, 2024 15:23:01 GMT -5
I wouldn't even know how to do organizing in my toolbar, scholar!
I did do a little more tweaking of my Todoist software, and will probably continue to do that--I'm very happy with the changes.
I'm still hovering just above 2,000 emails and this week I will make a big effort to get below that 2,000 and to stay there. I'm deleting, but they're coming in in equal numbers.
Diane
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Post by goldenthreads on Jun 14, 2024 22:45:30 GMT -5
Well, my email total climbed again. It got up to 15,677, but I unsubscribed from four of the worst offenders, deleted some emails, and now I'm down to 15,507.
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Post by desposito on Jun 15, 2024 18:13:15 GMT -5
I have gone from just over 2,000 emails to just over 1900, and I've tried to stay there the last few days.
I found that, with all of my other decluttering efforts, it's easier to do if I make a game of it. So what I've been doing is searching for random words--sometimes nothing comes up, other times I'll get a few emails and even if they're ones I need to read, I just read them and delete. Somehow it's a lot easier to do it that way than to go chronologically. It also helps to get into a groove on one topic--so I search for the name of my library, or a company that I like, or something that brings them all up at once, then I don't have to refocus my mental direction after each message like I do if I go in order. This makes it really easy if you have lots of topics that you just want to delete--unfortunately, I've done most of the easy ones and now what's left all need reading.
I'm using a desktop to do this, it might be harder to do on a phone. In fact, I'm not sure how people do anything on a phone--with the little screen and even smaller keyboard! Okay, I'm old, I know.
Diane
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Post by desposito on Jun 23, 2024 9:48:35 GMT -5
This past week I've been hovering around 1,850 emails. I'm spending a lot of time at the computer because of the heat, so I will see if I can keep going down some each week even when it isn't so hot in the house.
Besides deleting regular emails I partially purged one of my saved email folders, and I emptied the trash folder. I also did more tweaking of Todoist, and I purged about a third of the unwanted bookmarks in my browser.
Diane
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Post by mylittlescholar on Jun 24, 2024 14:21:51 GMT -5
I haven't gone through the email I sorted by year yet, but I have finally broken the 80-emails-in-the-inbox tendency, and am down to 58. I think the purging of subscriptions must be starting to show up.
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Post by desposito on Jun 29, 2024 16:58:05 GMT -5
This week I have hovered widely between 1800 and 1850, so I'm not at 1800 yet. Goal for next week to be solidly at 1800.
Diane
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Post by mylittlescholar on Jul 2, 2024 10:31:35 GMT -5
I'm grateful for this challenge, cause it pushes me to keep up with the inbox. Still at 55 or so (not counting previous years). The mail inbox is taking the place of writing action items down elsewhere. I hope I can cope with more paper processing soon.
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Post by desposito on Jul 8, 2024 12:48:14 GMT -5
I'm happy to say that as of today I am solidly at 1800, I will keep trying to go down 50 per week.
Besides emails, I figured out why library book titles keep randomly popping back up onto my Kindle, I learned that I need to remove them from the Amazon website instead of my Kindle. I removed a hundred or so books from my account on the site, and my next goal is to figure out what the remaining books are--did I read them? Can I delete them? Do I want to read them?
I'm grateful for this challenge, cause it pushes me to keep up with the inbox.
Me too, scholar!
Diane
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Post by desposito on Jul 15, 2024 16:04:47 GMT -5
I am now solidly at 1700 emails!
I spent 40 minutes on organizing my Kindle books, and 10 minutes figuring out something I wanted to do with Word tables. I keep hoping I can spend some time reading my Office and Windows 11 books but they are always so intimidating looking...and yet, I learn best from books, not online.
Diane
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Post by mylittlescholar on Jul 18, 2024 13:32:56 GMT -5
that's great, Diane! I seem to be holding under 55 in my current box.
IKWYM about learning computer stuff--it took me two years to learn Excel, one small issue at a time. I am going back to Mac I think, as I don't want to upgrade to Windows 11. It all hardly bares thinking about.
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Post by desposito on Jul 22, 2024 11:21:20 GMT -5
I didn't want Windows 11 either scholar, but they tricked me into getting it ![B-|](//storage.proboards.com/1879832/images/bdX70PoyyYRu8cOxOyGH.png) and I have to admit it wasn't as bad as I anticipated.
I am hovering around 1600 emails now but am not solidly there yet.
I did 20 more minutes cleaning up my Kindle and I think I now get how to sort the books in a way that isn't so confusing. Baby steps.
Diane
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Post by mylittlescholar on Jul 24, 2024 10:00:54 GMT -5
I'm relieved that the upgrade wasn't too bad, Diane! Congrats on your next level!
I back slid a bit this week--had not gotten on the laptop for several days. My inbox is at 75 right now.
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Post by CourageouslyLion SeeksSerenity on Jul 29, 2024 14:37:04 GMT -5
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Post by desposito on Jul 29, 2024 18:02:44 GMT -5
Thanks Lion!
I am happy to say that I'm solidly at 1500 emails! It's taking more and more time to sort the hard ones, since I left the hardest for last. So I'll be slowing down as time goes on, but I will continue.
Diane
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