The question everyone asked after last week

Hey there,

Last week's mobile swipe setup hit a nerve. I got flooded with questions.

The most common one?

"Okay, I'm swiping emails left and right, but HOW do I actually decide what stays in my inbox versus what gets moved?"

Fair question. Because knowing how to swipe is useless if you don't have a decision framework behind it.

Here's what we're covering today:

• The 72-hour rule that determines what stays in your inbox

• How to move emails to your task manager without breaking flow

• The hidden mobile widget that makes this system work anywhere (video walkthrough)

This is the missing piece from last week's setup.

2 Steps To Process Every Email With Confidence (Even When You're Constantly Traveling)

Here's the exact framework that makes the swipe system actually work.

1. Apply The 72-Hour Rule

The first decision you need to make with every email is simple: Does this need action in the next 72 hours?

If yes → it moves to your REVIEW or ACTION inbox.

If not, it leaves your inbox immediately and is sent to your task manager with a future review date.

Why?

Because your inbox shouldn’t be a storage system, it's a decision station.

Every email sitting there is creating cognitive load and making you feel like you're drowning.

2. Use The Todoist Gmail Integration

Once you've decided an email isn't urgent, you need somewhere to send it that you'll actually check later.

This is where the Todoist Gmail integration comes in.

It allows you to add emails directly from your inbox to specific projects with due dates, and it creates a deep link back to the original email.

No more…

• forwarding to yourself

• no more screenshots

• no more lost context.

But here's what most people miss:

If you're using the Gmail mobile app, there's a Todoist widget that appears at the bottom of every email.

Scroll down, tap the icon, set your due date, select a project, and save the task.

Or just chuck it into the inbox and process it later - all without leaving Gmail.

Video Walkthrough:

That's it.

Here's what you learned today:

• Use the 72-hour rule to decide what stays in your inbox (immediate action) vs. task list (future review)

• Install the Todoist Gmail integration and use the mobile widget to capture emails with deep links

Last week, you learned HOW to triage on mobile. This week, you learned WHAT to do with each email once you've triaged it.

Together, these two systems create a workflow that works identically on desktop and mobile. No more coming home to inbox chaos after a week on the road.

Your action step: Download the Gmail integration for your task manager today. Open your current inbox and apply the 72-hour rule to every email.

You'll clear 50+ emails in 10 minutes, and nothing will be lost.

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