Hi friends, I'm Emily Lay and you're listening to the Simplified Podcast. If you're looking

for a quiet place where you can filter out the noise and the hustle, this is it. Every

week I invite you to slow down and join me to explore practical ways to organize and

automate the complicated parts of life so you can focus on what truly matters most.

Are you looking for some peace and calm in your day? Do you need a friend to help you

take stock of what your heart and soul need? That's what I hope to give you in my brand

new book called Sure as the Sunrise. I wrote 100 meditations to help you start your

day with a bit more joy and delight and to remember that no matter what the day brings,

you don't have to face it alone. I cannot wait to share this book with you when it hits

the shelves in a few weeks, so go ahead and pre-order your copy from your favorite book

retailer today. Let me ask you a fun question. How do you feel when you open your email inbox

at work? Is it the same feeling you get when you open a closet that's got a little too

much in it? Or is it a lot worse than that? Like, you're getting hit with a tsunami every

time you open your inbox. At work, do you find yourself missing conversations that it seems

like you should have been part of? Do you ever feel like you're part of too many conversations

on email? Have you ever gone on vacation and come back, open your email, and watch the

little inbox number climb into the deep, triple digits, and felt all your good vibes vanish

in an instant? Sister, I have answered yes to all of those things. I think we probably

all feel some pressure points when it comes to our inboxes. Our struggles look different,

depending on our jobs, our personalities, and our organizational systems, but figuring

out how to collaborate with the people we work with is one of the most important parts of our

jobs. And doing it in a way that really works for you, that helps you do your best work, and that's

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