How I use Email

Or should I say Gmail? Anyway – email is email.

I did it 10 years wrong, until I learned it: the easy way is the best way.

Most people struggle a lot with keeping their inbox clean.

I’ve seen some – Oh my God – with 4’733 unread emails. I never have anxiety – but in those cases it gets me.

Anyway, you’re for sure not one of them, but you can do better, probably my setup will help you, because:

• No distraction
• Super easy to manage
• Search is your best friend
• No plugins needed

So, what you do if you use Gmail:

• Quick settings: Default
• Inbox Type: Starred first

Whenever a new email hits your inbox, you have just three options:

1. Star it (Gmail’s star system allows you to mark your most important emails) –> Those are the emails you will work on.
2. Archive it –> Those are the emails you want to keep, but there is no action needed (Search is enough, don’t waste time with Categories and Labels!)
3. Delete it / Put in SPAM / Unsubscribe –> Those are the emails you don’t want/don’t need 

Here short guidance:

• Inbox Type: Starred first

• Your Inbox will look like this: Starred first and Everything else below.