An Easy Inbox Automation to Save Time, Energy, and Reduce Decision Fatigue

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Automate your email inbox to filter the noise → auto-mark routine emails as read → only leave the ones that are actionable.

Emails such as:

Purchase notifications
Billing confirmations
Newsletters you don’t read every time

How:

Create a filter in your email client → filter by sender or specific keywords → set those emails to automatically mark as read (plus automatic folder categorisation, if you use that).

This way, only one-off or actionable messages stay unread.

The rest remain archived and searchable for future reference, without cluttering your inbox.

Benefits:

Saves time otherwise spent skimming unimportant emails
Reduces decision fatigue from deciding what to do with emails
Surfaces only the messages that need action
Retains a complete searchable record for later reference

Stack with "just open the email, don't waste time prioritising" as a bonus.

You'll only receive email when they publish something new.

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