Festering
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Festering by Joshua Wold (via Chris Coyier):
For at least the last fifteen years I’ve kept an inbox close to zero. Currently I’m sitting at the supposedly magical number.
I like it that way.
But sometimes a few emails also start to linger. I like to think of them as festering.
I’m not clear on what action to take, not clear on the steps required, and tend to stare at the emails dozens of times until I come to some resolution.
What does “festering” even mean?
A fluid product of inflammation.
(via Wiktionary)
The struggle never ends to those of us who practice Inbox Zero™. Nonetheless, it feels oddly satisfying.