Use the RAFT Technique to Quickly Sort Emails
To manage your inbox, you need dedication. You need a plan. You need acronyms. One such acronym is RAFT, which will literally keep you afloat in the sea of emails…
How to Find Your Apple ID, Even When All Seems Lost
An Apple ID is the social security card of the Apple ecosystem: It is your Apple identity, required whenever logging into a new device or to verify you are who…
These Are the Best Free Email Accounts
It’s a good idea to create multiple email accounts and use them for different purposes—e.g. one account for streaming services, one for work, one for personal use. There are plenty…
Use the ‘OHIO’ Method to Manage Endless Tasks and Messages
When wading through all endless emails, Slack messages, and other notifications, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. When that happens, it’s best to have a strategy going in. There are a…
Sort Your Email by Sender Before Cleaning Your Inbox
There are a lot of methods to try in the never-ending quest for a way to sort through and slim down our bulging inboxes. But they all have one thing…
The Gmail Add-ons You Need (and the Ones You Don’t)
Photo: SIN1980 (Shutterstock) You can get all kinds of Chrome extensions and add-ons for Gmail that make inbox management and utility easier, but some of them are less useful than…
Your Gmail Archives Should Be More Organized
The concept of declaring inbox “bankruptcy” isn’t new. The act of simply deleting or archiving all your old emails and starting fresh has been a welcome one for many of…
These Email Templates Make Inbox Management so Much Easier
Photo: Ksrisanga (Shutterstock) An important part of email management, beyond keeping your inbox at a manageable level, is setting yourself up to be able to respond quickly and efficiently. And…
The Easiest Way to Filter Junk Out of Your Gmail Inbox
No matter how dedicated you are to responding to and archiving all your emails, there will always be one villainous monster preventing you from hitting true inbox zero: mailing lists.…
Use This Checklist to Declutter Your Digital Life
Photo: SeventyFour (Shutterstock) Your tech is probably a mess. Don’t take it personally; mine is, too. Your phone, computer, and cloud storage are likely full of stuff that’s bogging it…