https://thoughtstreams.io/jtauber/inbox-clearing-is-scale-invariant/Inbox Clearing is Scale Invariantjtauber2015-05-28T19:51:22Zhttps://thoughtstreams.io/jtauber/inbox-clearing-is-scale-invariant/#card-8525Although intended as a somewhat pithy...2015-05-28T19:51:20Z2015-05-28T19:51:20Z
Although intended as a somewhat pithy, anecdotal observation, it's of course empirically testable.
https://thoughtstreams.io/jtauber/inbox-clearing-is-scale-invariant/#card-8524This suggests the time it takes to de...2015-05-28T19:50:35Z2015-05-28T19:50:35Z
This suggests the time it takes to deal with each email follows a Zipf distribution, which seems plausible.
https://thoughtstreams.io/jtauber/inbox-clearing-is-scale-invariant/#card-8523For example, going from Inbox 1000 to...2015-05-28T19:49:39Z2015-05-28T19:49:39Z
For example, going from Inbox 1000 to Inbox 500 takes about as much time as going from 500 to 250, or from 100 to 50.
https://thoughtstreams.io/jtauber/inbox-clearing-is-scale-invariant/#card-8522I've noticed it takes about the same ...2015-05-28T19:48:54Z2015-05-28T19:48:54Z
I've noticed it takes about the same amount of time to reduce your inbox by half, regardless of how many emails you start with.