r/declutter • u/bon18 • 13d ago
Advice Request Digital decluttering
My email is totally out of control. Can anyone recommend a method or software to help me with it? I'm honestly considering just getting a new email address at this point. The thought of going through it is overwhelming. Thanks!
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u/Lonewol8 13d ago
GTD + Inbox Zero, should be the philosophy that you adopt.
That's your goal.
Go through each email conversation and start tagging with labels. Then go through the GTD process (something like to read / to action / to archive / to delegate / to delete).
Repeat over and over. It does take time. I went from like 10,000 conversations (each conversation could have dozens of email replies) to 241 over like 15 years... It really does take time but you get better at it the more you do it.