REDUCING SOCIAL MEDIA EMAIL NOTIFICATIONSīy default, many social media accounts send you multiple messages a day notifying you about new followers, comments, likes, requests, and more. Fewer subscriptions can help you focus on taking care of email messages that actually require your attention rather than driving you away from your inbox to read that intriguing new blog post. In many cases, using a tool like this can eliminate the need for many newsletter subscriptions that overwhelm your inbox.
Feedly enables you to read all your favorite websites and blogs in one place, categorized by topic.
If you subscribe to email newsletters to receive new blog post notifications, an easy alternative is to use a reader such as Feedly (), which is available in versions for web browsers, Android devices, and iOS devices. Unsubscribing from anything you don’t read and don’t use is one of the fastest ways to cut down on inbox overload. Most social media accounts also flood your inbox with messages unless you unsubscribe from their default settings. You also probably subscribe to newsletters related to your personal and professional interests. If you’re like most people, you subscribe to numerous mailing lists from the companies you do business with, such as stores, banks, investment firms, and online services. Unsubscribe from mailing lists that don’t provide value.The Gmail trash bin gives you 30 days to review messages marked for deletion and restore anything you shouldn’t have deleted. When you’re eager to clean up a bloated inbox, it’s easy to delete something by mistake. Review your trash bin for messages you shouldn’t have deleted.Deleting multiple messages at one time is the easiest way to clean up a large email backlog. If you’re new to Gmail or need some advice on streamlining the deletion process, see the tip in the “Managing Messages” section in Chapter 2.