If your inbox were a house, it would be featured on Britain’s Biggest Hoarders
If your inbox were a house, it would be featured on Britain’s Biggest Hoarders. Mouldy old job alerts and a festering email from your mentor that you meant to reply to 18 months ago. 🫠
Clearing it out isn’t just admin—it’s an academic exorcism. Less inbox chaos, more focus for actual research. I’m talking about:
The one million jobs.ac.uk alerts just sitting there – just in case you fancy a last-minute career pivot to a postdoc in rural Finland.
The Email That Deserves a Thesis-Length Reply – Too important for a quick “Thanks!” and now so overdue that responding feels like rewriting War and Peace. So obviously, you’ve left it to marinate indefinitely
The Email That Will Outlive Us All – It’s been three years, three department heads, and yet… somehow, this thread still exists. It’s been going forever, nobody remembers why, and yet you’re still trapped in the CC field, watching your will to live drain away.
Your inbox isn’t just a mess—it’s a daily reminder of unfinished tasks, unmade decisions, and obligations you meant to handle.
Clearing it isn’t just about tidying up—it’s about reclaiming mental space and focus.
Spring is here, and it’s time for an inbox deep clean! This is best done quarterly and involves:
Archiving stuff over a certain number of months old (e.g. 6 months)
Unsubscribing from stuff you don’t read, or that doesn’t give you value
Setting up filters (I recommend just one, maybe two with very specific purposes)
Setting up systems to reduce the amount of time you spend in your inbox.
If you want help and accountability with clearing your inbox, join the Sisterhood and you will have access to the Inbox Deep Clean session! In this session l guide you through every step to get your inbox under control and reclaim your mental space. You’ll feel like a weight has been lifted!.
🔥 "Your inbox is holding you hostage. Let’s set you free. Join The Sisterhood here and receive access to the Inbox Deep Clean session as well as recordings of all of my previous webinars."
You can also work through my Inbox Deep Clean Checklist yourself.
This is for you if you want:
that "Fresh Start" feeling – Like walking into a spotless office with a clear desk—except it’s your entire digital workspace.
less anxiety and more Focus – No more low-key panic every time you open your inbox. You actually know what’s in there and what needs action.
A guilt-free disposition – That email you’ve been avoiding for a year? Gone. That 3,458 unread count? Handled. You’re free.
A surge of productivity – With no clutter, no distractions, and only important emails left, you can finally get sh*t done without the weight of inbox chaos.
Sign-up for the Inbox Deep Clean Checklist here.
Join The Sisterhood here where you’ll also have access to my webinar Taming the Inbox, my course Research Reset and tonnes more materials.
