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Bill Gates has an easier time with his inbox than most - he only receives between 40 and 50 emails a day.
That suffering increases exponentially when you're the leader of a company.
So how do busy people manage their overwhelming inbox flux?
We looked to top executives like Tim Cook and Bill Gates for some answers: