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Email Feelings
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Searchable Email Archives
One thing that tends to gravitate me back toward Gmail is that I’ve piped now two decades of email into there and the search on Gmail I find quite fast and good. I search for emails from years and years ago all the time, at least weekly if not daily. While other apps have lured…
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Response Window
For me, there isn’t one. I think the social contract of email response time for random inquiries is maybe someday. I might just wait months if it takes me that long to have interest in what you are saying. Or you might get a reply in 30 seconds if I’m stoked to hear from you.…
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XKCD: Email Settings
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I’m basically the Marie Kondo of email now
I had a feeling this blog post existed. I just Googled “Marie Kondo Email” and it was the first result. Marie Kondo has been kinda famous for a while for writing about tidying up your space. But super extra famous lately because of the Netflix show Tidying Up with Marie Kondo. Does it spark joy?…
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Simplify / Gmail
Juicy:
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A Free Service for Unsubscribing and A Matter of Trust.
Unroll.me: Instantly see a list of all your subscription emails. Unsubscribe easily from whatever you don’t want. Seems super appealing. Like if you are ready to do some serious Spring cleaning on your inbox, why not use a service designed to help? Clear out a ton of noise. Plus, it’s free. Unroll.me is very clear…
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The Robocall of Email
I should have probably published this here. Alas, it’s on my personal blog: HELLO I HAVE A GUEST BLOG POST PROPOSAL FOR YOU. The point: these spammy bastards are a lot more personal than they used to be. Like a robocall, these are personal, sometimes hand-written emails. If you engage with them, you’ll definitely talk…
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Is it better to ignore someone or say no?
We all ignore some emails. It’s almost culturally acceptable, particularly if the email is out of the blue and you have no ties to the person or company they are with. Hey I’ve got a thing! You should see it! Let’s set up a call! Person you don’t know It certainly feels more polite to…
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Busy People
Looks like a solid list to me! Except that last one, for me. I don’t need a follow up. If I read your email and intend to respond, you’ll get one. If I didn’t respond, it’s because I (sorry) didn’t determine it worth responding to. If you follow up with a “hey did you read…