Ask Flex / Forms you keep putting off
Why are you afraid to open emails?
Blame the email in your head.
"Following up."
"Following up."
"We need to talk about what you did."
"Hi! Just checking you got the file. Thanks!"
An example. Your inbox, your call.
Because an unopened email can say anything, and your brain fills in the worst version. Open it, or have AI read it and tell you in one line what it wants, and the worst version goes away.
Rather watch? It's 55 seconds.
Find out what it wants.
Open it before lunch
The longer you wait, the more you worry about it.
Ask for one line
Have AI tell you what it wants, in one sentence.
Reply with a date
"Got it. I'll have this to you by Thursday."
Open the hard ones together
Three at once, then a break.
Here's an email I've been avoiding: [paste it]. Tell me in one sentence what it wants from me and how urgent it really is. Then draft a short, calm reply.
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How do I deal with email anxiety?
Open email at set times, ask for a one-line summary, and reply with a date instead of a full answer. Most of the fear is the not-knowing.
Why do I keep putting important things off?
Because they're hard to start when you're tired. Flex has a page on it.
How do I stop putting stuff off?
One 5-minute step today. Flex has a page on it.
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