I get panicky when I see all my unread emails - especially yours. If I try to pick out the urgent ones, I would get anxious because I would see the mounting pile of unread Gary emails, and all the rest. I always download the stuff in chunks and then read it with a highlight pen. As a result, I read through all my emails, including yours, printed out the ones I want to keep as reference, read that, and am moving ahead with my life. I'm now a timely email responder.
Some students excel in some subjects but fall flat in others.
I know I never liked English or History in school. Maybe it was just disinterest, I don't know. It was too long ago to tell. It's all tappable. Then I will publish my results by sending a press release to the sports writers.