The Inbox Zero Method: How to Take Control of Your Email

Do you ever feel like email *is* your job? Don’t worry. You’re not alone.

Dan Silvestre
6 min readNov 10, 2023

Today, you’ll discover my simple method to achieve Inbox Zero once and for all. And I’ll also give you the tools you need to stay at inbox zero every day.

Do you ever feel like email is the biggest part of your job? Do you feel anxious each time you open your inbox?

You’re not alone.

I regularly ask people to tell me their biggest productivity struggle. One item rises above all the rest: email management. How to deal with email overload while never missing important conversations.

You see, a typical knowledge worker:

  • Gets on average 126 emails each day (​source​)
  • Looks at their inbox average of 36 times per hour
  • Takes approximately 16 minutes to refocus after handling emails (​source​)

It’s hard to do anything else productive when you’re drowning in email.

And that’s why you need my inbox zero method.

I’ve studied hundreds of productivity books, articles, and videos. And changed and tweaked my system more than I care to admit. The road to my inbox zero method was not easy. It…

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Dan Silvestre
Dan Silvestre

Written by Dan Silvestre

Performance coach helping leaders get the right things done with less effort than anything they've tried before. Join 20k+ readers: newsletter.dansilvestre.com

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