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The email habits of Tim Cook, Bill Gates, and 16 other successful people

Rachel GillettDec 21, 2016, 23:47 IST

Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, speaks at the 2015 Financial Inclusion Forum.Alex Wong/Getty Images

When you receive almost 150 work emails every day, your inbox can quickly become the bane of your existence.

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: