Inbox Zero-ish: A Shame-Free Email Update with Melissa and Pete

<p>In this bonus drop for all listeners, Pete and Melissa peel back the curtain on their personal email habits—and how ADHD continues to complicate even the simplest message. This is the fifth installment in the ongoing email challenge (the first four were re-released to Patreon earlier this year), and it’s a rich mix of confession, coaching, and curiosity.</p><p>We recap where the challenge began in 2018 and what we’ve learned since then:</p><ul><li>How triage habits evolve (and fail) over time</li><li>The mental and emotional load of email procrastination</li><li>The shame spiral of watching your unread count climb into oblivion</li></ul><p>Then we shift into what’s new:</p><ul><li>Melissa’s accidental inbox apocalypse</li><li>Pete’s haunted January shame project</li><li>Tools that <em>actually</em> reduce friction: Gmail + Gemini, Superhuman, Spark, and a candid look at Mailbird</li><li>AI’s promise in cutting through clutter without replacing your brain</li><li>The challenge of con...