{"id":379,"date":"2012-10-10T12:22:37","date_gmt":"2012-10-10T16:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/?p=379"},"modified":"2012-10-10T12:22:37","modified_gmt":"2012-10-10T16:22:37","slug":"need-a-time-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/need-a-time-out\/2012\/10\/10\/","title":{"rendered":"Need a Time Out?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever tried to clear your inbox but can\u2019t because those emails just keep on coming? Here\u2019s a way to give yourself some quality quiet time, guaranteed to provide you with some relief from top to bottom (of your email window).<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Start by creating a new Mail Folder in Outlook these steps are for Outlook 2003), called something like \u201c0000-Hold-Email&#8221;. 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