Tame Your Inbox Once and For All

I have a coworker who doesn't leave for the day until her inbox is empty. Me, on the other hand? I once was unable to access my inbox from a Web-based program because it was simply too large. And by too large, I mean it had 12,000+ e-mails in it.

Today—after spending a few hours purging and filing away those thousands of e-mails that are no longer relevant but I just couldn't bear to delete—my inbox has 654 messages, which by some people's standards is still probably too much, but it works for me.

I'm sure after reading this week's Steve Strauss column in USA Today, I'll be motivated to clear it out even more. He's got some great tips on taming "the beast."