24-Hour Email Archive

A simple but effective email management system that forces quick responses by automatically archiving emails after 24 hours. Based on the observation that successful people tend to respond very quickly to communications.

Core Concept

• Created a script for Gmail that archives all emails every 24 hours
• Forces you to either respond quickly or lose track of the email
• Encourages simpler, faster responses rather than perfect ones

Key Insight About Successful People

• Most successful people (especially billionaire CEOs) respond to emails within 30 seconds
• Lower-level executives often take much longer (up to a week) to respond
• Fast response time correlates strongly with success

Benefits

• Creates urgency to respond
• Prevents email buildup
• Forces simpler, more direct communication
• Acts as a "nudge" toward better email habits
• Helps mirror the communication style of highly successful people

Implementation

• Set up automated archiving after 24 hours
• Forces quick decision making on emails
• Encourages "text message-like" simple responses
• Prevents perfectionism in email responses

This system aligns with the observation that movement creates information - doing more things leads to learning more.