{"id":14213,"date":"2022-06-08T18:06:24","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T17:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wowbeauty.co\/?p=14213"},"modified":"2025-04-02T10:51:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T09:51:19","slug":"how-to-deal-with-inbox-overwhelm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wowbeauty.co\/health-and-wellbeing\/how-to-deal-with-inbox-overwhelm\/","title":{"rendered":"How to deal with inbox overwhelm"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>Does the constant stream of emails (both work and personal) make you feel stressed, anxious and <a href=\"https:\/\/wowbeauty.co\/health-and-wellbeing\/feeling-overwhelmed-4-simple-ways-to-take-back-control\/\">overwhelmed<\/a>? Not quite sure what to do as you watch them stack up in your inbox?<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re feeling like you\u2019re drowning in emails and don\u2019t know where to start, try practising the 5 D\u2019s for better time management. These are\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Delete:<\/strong>\u00a0you can probably delete half the emails you get immediately\u2026 seeing that number drop from removing those spammy, salesy or out of date emails is a great way to start clearing your inbox and your mind.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Decide<\/strong>:\u00a0 when to focus on your emails and allocate time slots for each task so you don\u2019t get overwhelmed. Remember: not all emails require an immediate response!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do<\/strong>: if the email is urgent or can be completed quickly get these done so you can push them out of your mind.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Delegate<\/strong>: if the email can be better dealt with by someone else, delegate them to someone else who can handle them.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Defer<\/strong>: set aside time later to spend on emails that require longer action. Perhaps you can star or move these into another folder so you can find them easier to find later when you have the time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What helps you to keep your inbox neat and tidy and your mind clear?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":14224,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10234,25,10123],"tags":[10207,10227],"class_list":["post-14213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-self-care","category-health-and-wellbeing","category-wellbeing-bites","tag-inbox","tag-overwhelm-support-flourish"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.5 (Yoast SEO v26.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to deal with inbox overwhelm<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you\u2019re feeling like you\u2019re drowning in emails and don\u2019t know where to start, try practising the 5 D\u2019s for better time management.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wowbeauty.co\/health-and-wellbeing\/how-to-deal-with-inbox-overwhelm\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to deal with inbox overwhelm\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If you\u2019re feeling like you\u2019re drowning in emails and don\u2019t know where to start, try practising the 5 D\u2019s for better time management.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/wowbeauty.co\/health-and-wellbeing\/how-to-deal-with-inbox-overwhelm\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"WOW Beauty - 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