The Inbox

Where Actions land when you catch them quickly. Sort them into Matters when you have a minute.

The Inbox is a Matter like any other, kept at the top of the board (or the bottom, if you prefer). Quick add sends Actions there when you don’t name a Matter. The number on the ribbon icon counts the open Actions in it.

Process the Inbox

Run Process Inbox from the command palette, or select it on the Inbox’s lane. It shows one Action at a time, oldest first, and asks: is there something to do?

No

• Trash it.
• Keep as a note: it stops being an Action and moves out of the plugin’s folders.
• Someday: put it in the backlog of a Matter, or start a new dormant Matter for it.

Yes

• Done now: it took less time than deciding.
• Delegate: say who you’re waiting on.
• Do next: give it a Matter and move it on.
• Make it a Matter: it’s bigger than one step.

Protected

The Inbox can be renamed but not closed, made dormant or deleted. If its note goes missing, the plugin creates it again.