Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Robert Roskam @raiderrobert@mastodon.social

11/12/2025, 2:56:19 AM

Public

Inbox zero is the only way to live.

I've been doing it since 2010. Three times per day, I triage into 4 buckets:
- read and archive
- reply immediately
- wait until tomorrow
- wait until next week

My schedule:
- Morning: 15-30min before meetings
- Lunch: 5 min
- End of day: 5 min

Methods evolved over time:
- 2010-2014: Outlook folders
- 2014-2018: Gmail labels
- 2018-now: Gmail snooze

This works for Slack too using the Remind feature.

Do you do inbox zero? What's your method?

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