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I got a new computer (battery died on old one, blah, blah, blah) and in the transfer of data, my email went insane (that's the technical term) and deleted archived emails.
How many? Don't know.
From whom? Have no idea.
At first I freaked out. I save all those emails for a reason - to reply to people later, as reminders to do something, or to remember something funny or important. I begged my husband tech support team to find and restore what was lost.
Then I realized...
Those emails don't matter.
It's been a few days, and the world still turns. No one has been offended. I have no idea what those emails were about. If they were important, people will email again or I'll remember what I said I'd do. In short: Nothing happened. Losing those emails was a complete non-event.
From this non-event, here are two lessons for you:
- You think things matter that actually don't. The pandemic taught us that lesson in spades.
- You can trust yourself to keep track of what's important. The pandemic taught us that lesson, too.
So, consider one thing you think is important that actually isn't. Remove it. It was liberating to have only 5 emails in my inbox for a few hours.
I hope this helps.
Awkward transition...
The second class for Rebooting U is tomorrow at 11:00 CT. You can still join us. Sign up and I'll send you the recording of the first class about Recover: Your Brain on Stress. You can get more information and sign up here.
If you're in the US, have a great holiday weekend.