Warning: I tried that viral "5-minute rule" for clearing my inbox and it made things worse
I read a YouTube comment saying you should reply to any email in under 5 minutes to "beat the algorithm" and tried it for a day, and I ended up sending a half-baked answer to a client in Chicago that I had to walk back. I learned that speed isn't the same as being helpful, and now I want to know if anyone else has fallen for a productivity hack that actually set them back.