Inbox zero
含义: The aspirational state of having zero unread emails in your inbox.
Inbox zero is the holy grail of email management — clearing every single email through responding, filing, or deleting. For millennials drowning in digital communication, achieving inbox zero is both a productivity milestone and a source of satisfaction. Most people talk about it more than they achieve it.
例句
- I finally hit inbox zero and it felt like winning the lottery. 我终于实现了inbox zero,感觉就像中了彩票。Por fin logré el inbox zero y fue como ganar la lotería.ついにinbox zeroを達成して、宝くじに当たった気分だった。드디어 inbox zero를 달성했는데, 복권에 당첨된 기분이었어.
- Inbox zero? I have 3,000 unread emails and I've made peace with it. Inbox zero?我有3000封未读邮件,我已经认命了。¿Inbox zero? Tengo 3.000 correos sin leer y ya lo he aceptado.Inbox zero?未読が3,000通あるけど、もう受け入れた。Inbox zero? 안 읽은 메일이 3,000개 있는데, 이미 받아들였어.
- She's one of those inbox zero people — she responds to every email within an hour. 她是那种inbox zero的人——每封邮件都在一小时内回复。Ella es de esas personas de inbox zero — responde a todos los correos en menos de una hora.彼女はinbox zeroの人――全てのメールに1時間以内に返信する。그녀는 inbox zero를 실천하는 사람이야 — 모든 이메일에 1시간 이내로 답장해.
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用法指南
语境: workplace, casual conversation, social media
语气: aspirational, proud or resigned
✓ 正确说法
- I finally achieved inbox zero!我终于实现了inbox zero!¡Por fin logré el inbox zero!ついにinbox zeroを達成した!드디어 inbox zero 달성했어!
- Inbox zero is a myth — I gave up trying.Inbox zero就是个神话——我已经放弃了。El inbox zero es un mito — ya dejé de intentarlo.Inbox zeroは神話――もう目指すのをやめた。Inbox zero는 신화야 — 포기했어.
✗ 错误说法
- Bragging about inbox zero to someone with thousands of unread emails is a humblebrag在有几千封未读邮件的人面前炫耀inbox zero,属于凡尔赛Presumir de inbox zero ante alguien con miles de correos sin leer es un alarde disfrazado de humildad未読が何千通もある人の前でinbox zeroを自慢するのは、さりげない自慢になる읽지 않은 이메일이 수천 개인 사람 앞에서 inbox zero를 자랑하는 건 은근한 자랑이다
起源与历史
Coined by productivity expert Merlin Mann around 2006-2007 as an email management methodology. Became a millennial productivity buzzword as the generation dealt with unprecedented volumes of digital communication.
文化背景
Era: 2007-present
Generation: Millennials
Social background: Universal
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