Suggestions for simple inbox/to-do list management for someone who is inherently unorganized? I always end up abandoning systems that require a lot of work to maintain.

I was a litigator in private practice and could stay organized and on track based on the case calendar deadlines. But I’m now an in-house generalist supporting lots of different clients. I have more work coming in than I can do in a day, and my inbox is a mess.

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I use the Outlook Task feature and pin it to the side of my inbox. All emails with action items get flagged as a task and they can be categorized for things to do today, this week, next week, certain date etc. it’s not perfect or detailed but I loathe complex tracking systems, so it works well enough for me.

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I flag/star any email that requires a response/action and add it to a handwritten to-do list everyday. I also add any action item that comes through slack. I number the list by priority order and cross things off as they get done. At the end of the day I start a new to-do list for the next date carrying over anything that wasn’t finished.

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Block time each morning to prep/update your to-do list.

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