One click. Two seconds. Your most important emails — always at the top.

We've all been there.

You're in the middle of something important and you remember: "I need to follow up on that email." So you go to your inbox. You scroll. You search. You get lost in your inbox. You lose two minutes — (or more 😏) — AND your train of thought.

What if the emails that need your attention, the ones you know you're gonna need to find in the near future were simply — always at the top? Just sayin? 🤷‍♀️

Last week we talked about using Rules to move low-priority emails out of your way. This is the flip side: making sure your high-priority emails are impossible to miss.

Most of us manage this with mental sticky notes.

"I need to come back to that."
"Don't forget to reply."
"That one is important."

That is not a system. That is a slow leak on your focus (and brain power).

Every email you're mentally "tracking" is a tiny background process runni...

A simple Outlook trick that keeps your inbox clean and your mind clear!

Tiny Interruptions add up to HOURS of Time Wasted

Lately I’ve been paying close attention to how much of our day gets chipped away by tiny interruptions — not dramatic ones, just the constant tug of “Don’t forget this…,” “Check that…,” “Follow up on that…”

It’s subtle, but it adds up. And if you’re feeling that constant mental buzz, you're not imagining it — we are living in a time where everything is asking for a slice of our attention. Remember the stat I sent in my last email? The average person spends 28% of their work week (that's a WHOPPING 11 Hours)!!

I’m in a season where I want to live with more intention, less distractions.
Not slowing down in the sense of quitting or doing less — but slowing my mind enough to stay focused on what actually matters and also to produce better quality work. I’m trying to be thoughtful about what gets access to my attention, and what doesn’t.

We used to hunt for informa...

 A Moment of Reflection 

I've spent some time thinking hard about the content I share and why I share it over the last few weeks. I thought about what kind of a resource I want to be to you—what kind of energy I want to resonate and both how I want to help you but more importantly… WHY.

As I get older (more experienced and wiser?) I think about my legacy—not just with my family—but with the people I've worked with, shared content with, helped, and taught. I want to bring you REAL value—not just a tip you can get from AI or Google. I want you to know me, and know WHY I want to help you.

 Choosing Deliberation Over Noise

In this chapter of my life, I want to slow down, not to do less—but to be more deliberate. I don't want to be part of the "noise." I have too much noise in my life—do you too?

There is so much information right now I think we need to all be careful about what we let in. Information used to be scarce, a limited commodity most of us tried to get as much of as we could...

📑 Schedule Send in Outlook: Write Now, Deliver Later

Ever wish you could schedule an email to go out later—without waking up early or staying late?

Now you can!
Outlook makes it easy with the new and improved Schedule Send feature. 🙌

⏱ Time to Read/Watch: ~2 min

📬 How to Use It:

New Message → Click the arrow next to Send → Schedule Send

Choose the exact date and time you want your message to be delivered. Whether you're working late, planning ahead, or simply spacing out communication—this gives you full control over when emails go out.

Once you hit send, the message will sit in your Drafts folder. You do not need to have your computer on or be connected in order for the message to send.

💡 Why This Saves Time:

✅ Stay productive without sending emails at odd hours
✅ Prevent inbox pileup for your coworkers
✅ Plan ahead without having to remember to hit send
✅ Reduce stress by getting communication done in advance

🎯 Pro Tip:

Use Schedule Send to queue up weekly u...