Jeremy Zawodny asks “Is your email inbox a stack or a queue?” In simpler, less geeky terms… do you sort so new messages show up on top (stack) or bottom (queue) of your inbox?
I’m all about the stack, both at work (Outlook) and at home (Mail). First, I like to know what’s new and scan to see if I should react. Second, if the inbox gets full enough that I can’t see both the oldest message and the newest, I want to prune.
Old messages are there because the inbox is a to-do list. I’ve tried alternate methods for handling priorities, because chronology really isn’t the best method, but email continues to be the application where I spend most of my time.
My wife treats email as a queue. I never thought to ask why, but I will.
Spread the meme, either by commenting on Jeremy’s blog or blogging yourself and tracking back.