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As many of you will see, this post ties back in to my progress to fulfill my dreams and eliminate that which is not promoting such which was explained in Now or Never.

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From March 2009 until November 2009, I strictly worked from a 10 inch MSI Netbook. The portability was amazing while traveling abroad. Yet there was one major problem. The notion that I could have everything open and ready to go within seconds led me to leave every window saved and my inbox bloated. Then my desktop arrived.

Many may think that a desktop, let alone the fact that I have two monitors tied in, wouldn’t be minimalistic. This couldn’t be further from the truth.

Over a 5 hour span when my new desktop arrived, I was able to accomplish the following:

• Categorize All Files and Folders Properly
• Eliminate the Clutter of the Taskbar
• Most Importantly….Zero Out the Inbox

This action has saved me countless hours of searching (wandering?!) through misplaced and unorganized general folders. Like noted, the most important aspect was the elimination of a crowded inbox.

E-mail holds us back more than it moves us forward. It has allowed us to over communicate inefficiently. Do I get spam and random useless emails daily? Sure, I do. But the inbox is cleared out immediately now.

Why is this Important?

I address each email right then and when I leave a few in there, I feel its tug to be replied or addressed. By addressing the need of each email, which also means deleting 90% of it, it is one less worry when I am not on my email.

Over the last roughly 8 months I have done this, I have been able to move forward with tasks I need and want to rather than have this little person on my shoulder telling me that I need to get this or that done from my inbox.

Am I perfect? Absolutely not. Is it a step to peace and productive actions? You better believe it.

From here, I am working on reducing the email checking habit slowly but surely. Our society has made it difficult to change these things, but doing so is necessary to your happiness.

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