Is It Really That Urgent?

Time constantly moves but we don’t have to be

Everyone is always buzzing around and doing something.

Well, me too.

People talk about Type A and Type B and whatever it is exactly. Many say I’m very strongly biased towards type A as I’m extremely organized and clean and am always moving. Huffington Post says the difference between “Type A” and “Type B” people is basically night and day. Type A people typically have difficulty relaxing, while Type B people are laid back. Type A people generally can’t stand being slowed down, while Type B people prefer a more relaxed pace.

With that in mind, I go to sleep, with zero notifications on my phone.

I wake up, do my morning routine and then clear out all notifications, or nearly all notifications.

Yet, I know people that have hundreds and thousands of unread emails on their phones. Is that bad? Is it better to not have any unread emails? No, of course not. I cannot speak about what works better, I can only speak about what works best for me.

What works for me is allocating time to check things, like email, and then reviewing those things in bulk. Now, I’m also not a person who enjoys being part of many mailing lists, but I am on a few. During any given day I would say I now get between 35–50 emails. Yet, I know people who get over 200. But…