I am a fan of Inbox Zero, and enjoyed having Merlin Mann show up to give his talk at Google.

Managing email can be time consuming, and I am very glad that I have moved from the huge number of folders and magic filters that I used to use in Outlook land.

Giving in to the stream, archive, and search mentality of Gmail has been an improvement, but I would be lying if I said that I was a master of the email domain. I often substitute “Archive” with “just leave it and ignore it”.

The real pain that I see is the busy calendar. It is so easy to say yes to various meetings and before you know it they are recurring, and your “Day view” looks like a quilt.

2008 is the year for Calendar Zero for me. There is a very easy way to measure if it is working. You should never need to use a daily view. Ideally, your default view should be monthly, and you should be fine.

Here’s to the end of the quilt. Will you join me?

“Pack one bag, plus the guns. I’ll make the pancakes” – Sarah Conner’s first corny line from the new show that I am watching on the plane.