A lecturer when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass of water and asked   ”How heavy is this glass of water?”

Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g. The lecturer replied, “The absolute weight doesn’t mattter.  It depends how long you try to hold it.
If I hold it for a minute, that’s not a problem.
If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have an ache in my right arm.
If I hold it for a day, you’ll have to call an ambulance.
In each case, it’s the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the  heavier it becomes.”

He continued, “And that’s the way it is with stress management.  If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, we won’t be able to carry on.  “As with the glass of water, you have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again. When we’re refreshed, we can carry on with the burden.”

“So, before you return home tonight, put the burden of work down. Don’t carry it home. You can pick it up tomorrow.  Whatever burdens you’re carrying now, let them down for a moment if you can.”

So, my friend, Put down anything that may be a burden to you right now. Don’t pick it up again until after you’ve rested a while.

So, maybe tomorrow I’ll re-arrange my inbox filing system so that I can be closer and closer to that inbox Nirvana that so escapes me.

Here are some of the sites that I’ve read (and should read again)

• Inbox Zero: Action-Based Email
• Inbox Zero with Google Apps
• Why emptying your inbox is dangerous for your productivity and how to keep sanity without Inbox Zero

Any readers out there living in inbox zero bliss?