Laszlo, many thanks for this.
Cc:ing some new(ish) maintainers.
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Leif
On Wed, Oct 17, 2018 at 02:04:01PM +0200, Laszlo Ersek wrote:
> Hi Leif,
>
> On 10/16/18 04:28, Leif Lindholm wrote:
>
> > Laszlo: a few years ago, you also posted a _really_ useful email about
> > the process of being a maintainer, and helpful workflows (like "sort
> > emails to review immediately on reception, even if you don't have time
> > to review now"). I have since failed to find it in my history (or via
> > google). Since you're very organised - do you have it lying around,
> > and if so would you be able to re-post it?
>
> I'm sure I still have the email, if I sent it; however, I can't find it
> now, because I don't personally remember the *specific* email you refer
> to, and so I can't come up with good search terms, for the program that
> indexes my mailbox ("recoll").
>
> Anyway, what I generally do is:
>
> - I maintain a set of tagged emails that present work items. This set
> (of emails) exists in addition to bugzillas that are assigned to me.
>
> - I process emails in batches. I sync my mailbox, and then turn off
> synching, until I have covered everything possible, at that point, that
> relate to my mailbox.
>
> - In every new batch in my INBOX, I go over the emails as quickly as
> possible, trying to triage emails as I go. If I can take care of an
> email immediately, I do. If it needs more work (especially focused
> work), then I tag the email, and archive it at once. If the tagged email
> is private (not on any list), then I'll let it sit tagged in my personal
> archive folder. If the email is also on some list, then I might choose
> to tag the email in that folder instead, and archive the personal copy
> without tagging it.
>
> - I go over all the new emails in my list folders as well (i.e. emails
> that I'm not personally CC'd on). Dependent on list, I dedicate
> different amounts of attention.
>
> - Once I'm done triaging / tagging the new batch (and therefore I have
> no unread messages in my entire mailbox), I search my mailbox for all
> tagged messages. I usually list those hits in chronological order, but
> not always (e.g., sometimes I group them by containing folder). I work
> my way through these items slowly. Importantly, I shut out interruptions
> while I do this -- no more email synching, no phone, no IRC. And the
> FIFO processing order of the tagged messages mostly ensures good
> responsiveness from my side, despite this process being quite OK at
> throughput as well.
>
> (Your present email fell in the "take care of it at once" category :) )
>
> Thanks,
> Laszlo
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