8 minutes · Digital skills

A calmer inbox

Separate important messages from the rest and find what you need faster.

Give each folder a clear purpose

Create three categories: “To reply”, “Documents” and “Read later”. Move a message once you have decided what to do with it. You do not need a separate folder for every sender.

Search by specific details

In Gmail, the search query has:attachment finds messages with attachments. Add a word from the subject to narrow the results. Use from: followed by a sender’s email address to find their messages.