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Kari’s Tips #131: Your Inbox on Autopilot — Is Your Filing System Slowing You Down?

Your Inbox on Autopilot 

Let's take a quick look at why your current filing system may be silently draining your time.

There’s a quiet thief in your inbox—and it’s not spam.

It’s the constant stream of non‑urgent emails that interrupt your focus, crowd your view, and pull you away from deeper work.

Newsletters. Promotions. Updates you want… but not right now.

If every message sits alongside the emails that actually require your attention, your brain treats them all as equally important. And that is where the overwhelm begins.


📏Why Outlook Rules Help You Breathe Again

Rules let you automatically move low‑priority emails out of your main inbox so you see only what matters when you sit down to work. Think of Rules as a digital gatekeeper: they quietly redirect information you do want, just not front‑and‑center while you’re working.

PART 1: How to set up a rule (quick):

  1. Right‑click a newsletter or non‑urgent email
  2. Choose Rules → Create Rule
  3. Choose Move to Folder
  4. Create or s...
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