What do you do if your inbox is overflowing with emails and messages?

Create "rules" to filter important messages into specific folders. Unsubscribe from emails that you are no longer interested in. Prioritize emails by urgency and importance. If you want to subscribe to interesting email or things of interest, consider having a secondary email account for those.

Start with urgent emails, then move to important ones. Filter by sender or topic for efficiency. Set aside dedicated time for email management daily. Utilise tools like flags or folders for organisation. Consider delegating or automating repetitive tasks. Efficient prioritisation ensures crucial matters are addressed promptly.

Top priorities: reduce or eliminate regular emails, such as newsletter subscriptions or ads. That will drastically reduce the number of weekly emails without the fear of missing out some important information

Establish 3 priorities, each one with a different filter (depending on who is the sender, or depending on the topic, etc) so that you can deal with them at different moments of the day (depending on your energy level)

Lately, I've been feeling the pressure, and one way I've been coping is by unsubscribing from newsletters that just clutter my inbox. It's amazing how many of them turn out to be confusing or downright spammy. It's made me realize the importance of only subscribing to things I know I'll actively seek out. A cluttered inbox equals a cluttered mind, and that's the last thing I need. So now, I only sign up for the essentials, the news I know I'll actually want to read later on.

Personally, I schedule 2-3 slots per day in order to deal with my inbox (checking emails and replying to them). That takes 3x15min per day, which is more than enough and which allows me to focus the rest of the day on other more important topics

No need to write a book, this is about emailing :) So the shorter it is, the more specific it is, the better it is for both the sender and the receiver (it saves time for everyone)

Clearing out notifications and decluttering your communication channels is a harmless habit that can benefit your mental clarity. Personally, I make it a monthly routine to delete unnecessary conversations and leave inactive groups. Not only does this keep everything tidy, but it also helps me stay focused and minimizes distractions, especially when nothing in those chats is particularly important to me.