By J.J. Rosen, an EO Nashville member and CEO of Atiba

If you have ever felt overwhelmed by your inbox, read on.

According to the Harvard Business Review, the average worker is sent more than 11,500 emails a year. Reading, replying to and prioritizing thousands of messages that accumulate year after year is challenging for even the most organized among us. Between email, voicemail, social media, texts, phone calls, video conferencing and instant messaging, modern communication is super immediate and super voluminous, but not always super efficient.