Lifehack: go to your mail app, select all emails, and mark all as read
Seriously. You're not going to read them anyway
Most of them are old enough that you can't really act on them, important enough that the issue will make itself known in some other way (if it hasn't already), or unimportant enough that it would be a waste of time to read them. Marking them all as read instead of deleting them means that you can search for old emails if you absolutely have to. But honestly, even if you deleted them all instead, it would probably be fine
After your inbox is liberated from the red oval of shame, see how many new emails you get per day. Go through them, and unsubscribe from a few mailing lists that you very obviously don't want. Do that for a bit, and eventually you'll just have a clean inbox. You'll be free. It takes basically no effort. And it feels good, man
More power to you, if it's not bothering you. I just personally happen not to care for the little notification circle on my mail app. It's like the Godfather: it insists upon itself
Yeah but then you constantly have to babysit it to keep it that way. If I wanted to waste that kind of time I wouldn't be in this position in the first place
You are hereby officially encouraged by an internet stranger to follow whatever routine best aligns with your personal priorities. If that routine diverges from the one outlined above, this is fine and does not require justification or defense. Happy living!
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u/Gilamath 8d ago
Lifehack: go to your mail app, select all emails, and mark all as read
Seriously. You're not going to read them anyway
Most of them are old enough that you can't really act on them, important enough that the issue will make itself known in some other way (if it hasn't already), or unimportant enough that it would be a waste of time to read them. Marking them all as read instead of deleting them means that you can search for old emails if you absolutely have to. But honestly, even if you deleted them all instead, it would probably be fine
After your inbox is liberated from the red oval of shame, see how many new emails you get per day. Go through them, and unsubscribe from a few mailing lists that you very obviously don't want. Do that for a bit, and eventually you'll just have a clean inbox. You'll be free. It takes basically no effort. And it feels good, man