5 minutes to inbox zero

This stresses me out (even when it’s someone else’s inbox):

So let me help you. (By the way, this list is far from original — it’s a curated list of tips I’ve gleaned from reading about 90 other articles with the words “Inbox Zero” in the title, and consists of habits that have helped me stay at least under Inbox 10 or so)

1. Stop using your inbox as a “to do” list. How? See #5
2. Mark spam messages as Spam to train your spam filter (yes, I said Spam three times)
3. Unsubscribe from EVERYTHING.
4. If you refuse to do #3, at least use tools like Unroll.me
5. Every message that arrives requires an action: Reply, Archive, Delete
   (see #6)
6. If it requires a Reply, it must be followed by Archive or Delete after
   sending
7. If you have more than 500 emails in your inbox, try batch-deleting
   ones over 60 days old (you may only have to do this once if you follow all the other steps)
8. Use filters to help you delete/sort what you don’t need
9. Use labels to help you delete/sort what you don’t need
10. Check email only at designated times, and (11.) turn off
    alerts/notifications.

Bonus:
Bestselling author James Altucher says he doesn’t read emails:

“How do I get in touch with people if I don’t read emails. I use a great
technique. It feels magical every time and always works. The technique
is called ‘Coincidence’.”