nLooking at his full
in-box, Derek thinks to himself,
n“I have a pile of work
to do, so I’ll just respond
to the
e‑mails that are most important.”
nAmong the 40 e-mails in his in-box are the five
e-mails he received today that we’re following.
He assesses which he must respond to immediately
and
which he can put off so he can get to other
work he has to do. He thinks to
himself,
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n1 from Aaron – No,
Aaron can wait. He’ll understand.
n2 from Jean – Jean
will figure that out. I’ll wait.
n1 from the consultant – He
needs my input, but not today.
n1 from the CFO – I’ll
do this one right now.
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