TIP #1:
Create an Inbox
In the midst of a hectic week, you won’t usually have time to perfectly capture, title, and file away new items as they arrive. Which means you need a separate time and place to “process” new items.
I recommend creating an additional, fifth folder alongside the four we’ve already covered, on each major platform you use (such as your Documents folder, cloud storage drive, and notetaking app) with the title “Inbox.”
The inbox is a temporary holding area where new items accumulate until you have time to put them in their proper place.8 In the next chapter I’ll explain how to do that.