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…
All the Different Email Addresses You Should Set Up (and What to Use Them For)
If you are still using the same email address for everything, it’s time to diversify. Don’t make the mistake I made for too long, clogging up one inbox with absolute…
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…
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.…
Avoid These Words That Send Your Email to Spam
Photo: AFANASEV IVAN (Shutterstock) While you might know that your emails are all worthy of a thorough read and should never be relegated to your recipient’s spam folder, there’s a…
Unsubscribe From Unwanted Mailing Lists With This Chrome Extension
Across all my email addresses, which include school, personal, spam, and work inboxes in both Gmail and Outlook, I currently have 23,754 unread messages. This does not mean I am…
Avoid Using These Passive-Aggressive Phrases in Your Work Emails
Photo: KeongDaGreat (Shutterstock) After enduring countless meetings that could have been an email, the rise of remote work has helped ease some of that for some of us—at least the…
The Best Gmail Extensions Everyone Should Be Using
Gmail has matured a lot over the years, so much so that you no longer need a third-party add-on for power-user features, such as scheduling emails. However, there is always…
Use Text Expanders to Email More Efficiently
We all waste a lot of time writing out emails. Many of these emails say the same basic thing, too, when you’re following up on something, sending an introduction, or…