My email inbox is mostly my todo list. Once a thing is done, delete.

But when I get busy, some done things stick and they remain as the sludge at the bottom, slowly getting thicker and thicker. Eventually a scientist will drill a core sample to find what I was supposed to have done in 2019 or much earlier given the growth rings.

The funniest thing, I think, in the dregs of my inbox, I just scrolled back to, is the email with the subject "TEST SCENARIO: Urgent info for all staff - do not attend office today" where we tested our full company Business Continuity/Emergency/Incident Response process in early March 2020. Only for days later the real thing to happen.

I think I might delete everything in my inbox and start 2026 fresh