The Practical Guide to Gmail Productivity

Email is a very time-consuming communication channel that we all have to use. It is easy to feel overwhelmed with a constant need for answering emails.

“Your Email inbox is a to-do list created by other people.”

I am an Inbox-Zero freak since 2010. But I used to spend 1–2 hours a day, checking and answering emails and cleaning up my Inbox.
There are many articles and talks on how to achieve Inbox-Zero, like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9UjeTMb3Yk or
https://gmelius.com/inbox-zero-gmail

During those years, I found or developed various techniques to reduce this time by almost 70%. I’m sharing this list of practical tips and tools to boost your productivity.

Clean User Interface

My GMail view

1. Make your Gmail look clean.
   I recommend Simplify Gmail plugin. It supports Firefox & Chrome.
   If you are worried about your security, this plugin is Open Source
2. Multiple Inboxes for Gmail.
   Gmail has an option to define multiple inboxes displayed on the main screen, based on predefined Search queries.
   You can follow this guide explaining how to config Multiple Inboxes inside your Gmail account