Email tricks that save time every week

nakodu · 2026-10-25T12:10:43.254424+00:00

- Schedule send. Write the email tonight, send it at 9 tomorrow. Gmail and Outlook both have it next to the Send button. - Undo send. Turn on the longest delay (30 seconds in Gmail). It has saved many people. - Filters for the noise. Anything from shops, newsletters or notifications can skip the inbox and go into a folder you check once a week. - Unsubscribe instead of deleting. If you've deleted the same sender three times, unsubscribe. - Search instead of folders. from:bank has:attachment finds things faster than any folder system. - Write the subject last. By then you know what the email is actually about. - One email, one topic. Replies stay clear and nothing gets missed.

Schedule send. Write the email tonight, send it at 9 tomorrow. Gmail and Outlook both have it next to the Send button.
Undo send. Turn on the longest delay (30 seconds in Gmail). It has saved many people.
Filters for the noise. Anything from shops, newsletters or notifications can skip the inbox and go into a folder you check once a week.
Unsubscribe instead of deleting. If you've deleted the same sender three times, unsubscribe.
Search instead of folders. from:bank has:attachment finds things faster than any folder system.
Write the subject last. By then you know what the email is actually about.
One email, one topic. Replies stay clear and nothing gets missed.

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