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azurelunatic) wrote2003-09-16 11:56 am
azurelunatic) wrote2003-09-16 11:56 am
Reply priority queue
I have an odd system of sorting my mail. First, I go through the list of messages in my primary mail and sort out the obvious spam. Yahoo has a spam filter thing, so I send those messages that didn't get caught by the filter off so they can take a look at them. Then I start reading my messages, oldest first.
Many of these are LJ replies. Some are mailing list traffic. I read each one (or, in the case of low-content mailing list digests, read the content and skip the fic) and decide what I'm going to do about it.
Most mailing list content gets deleted after reading. Some is worth a reply; most reply-worthy messages get passed over until the next iteration. The messages that need only a short reply get replied to immediately.
LJ comments get read and sorted. Things that want a quick reply, little thought needed, get answered immediately. Things that need a little more thought, but are from a high-priority person, get answered quickly. Things requiring non-trivial thought are often left for the next iteration. Things not requiring a response get read and deleted.
Personal mail usually requires some deeper thought; it's usually left for the next iteration.
When all new messages in my inbox have been read, I go up to the oldest needs-minor-thought/highest priority item, and answer everything on that thought/priority level in chronological order. The next iteration gets the things that are higher-thought and/or lower priority.
And so on, until done.
Many of these are LJ replies. Some are mailing list traffic. I read each one (or, in the case of low-content mailing list digests, read the content and skip the fic) and decide what I'm going to do about it.
Most mailing list content gets deleted after reading. Some is worth a reply; most reply-worthy messages get passed over until the next iteration. The messages that need only a short reply get replied to immediately.
LJ comments get read and sorted. Things that want a quick reply, little thought needed, get answered immediately. Things that need a little more thought, but are from a high-priority person, get answered quickly. Things requiring non-trivial thought are often left for the next iteration. Things not requiring a response get read and deleted.
Personal mail usually requires some deeper thought; it's usually left for the next iteration.
When all new messages in my inbox have been read, I go up to the oldest needs-minor-thought/highest priority item, and answer everything on that thought/priority level in chronological order. The next iteration gets the things that are higher-thought and/or lower priority.
And so on, until done.