What is the follow up you meant to send two weeks ago and still have not sent?
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I found one this morning, a reply I owed a client since last Tuesday, sitting three notifications deep between two things that felt louder. Nothing about it looked urgent when it arrived. It just sat there while everything else took the seat marked urgent first. Curious what yours is, the one you know about, have not done, and keep telling yourself you will get to today.
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Mine is usually not the difficult follow-up. It’s the one that requires a small amount of context switching. A quick intro, a thank-you note, or a “let’s schedule time” message can easily get pushed aside because it doesn’t feel urgent. I’ve found that keeping a small “open loops” list helps. If something takes less than a few minutes, I try to close it immediately; if it requires thought, I schedule time for it instead of relying on remembering.