However, I left my most recent unread messages untouched and applied finer-grained filters to more recent messages to avoid deleting or archiving something I might need to find again. Going into the cleanup, I figured that anything more than six months old was probably safe to archive without a careful review. I knew I’d need to replicate that too, which I’ve also done, and cover below.Ĭlean Email includes a long list of filters and built-in actions for managing messages. One of the few features that I knew I’d miss with SaneBox is its SaneBlackHole, a way to banish messages so you’d never hear from their sender again. So, instead of leaving it to a robot to decide what I should see, I decided to take control of that process myself. It has the advantage of separating important email messages from unimportant ones, but the trouble is that just because a message is from someone I don’t know doesn’t mean it’s not important, which meant I had to regularly look in multiple places to see if I’d missed something potentially important. I’ve used the service for years, and it has many useful features, but when I took a hard look at it, I wasn’t using many of them. Still, a backlog of messages makes any email app harder to use no matter how good it is, so I spent some time over the holidays tidying up.įirst, I canceled my SaneBox account. It’s not my job to have a perfectly organized inbox, which is good because it can be a mess at times. I used to feel bad about it, but I don’t anymore. My email accounts get messy as the end of the year approaches because it’s our busy season at MacStories. Store emails, capture new leads/opportunities, and create tasks right from your inbox.īefore I get to the apps I’m using to manage my email day-to-day, I want to cover how I dealt with my email backlog. Supported By Dayliteĭaylite CRM App: Direct Apple Mail integration. I knew it was time to make the most of an imperfect situation by cobbling together a hybrid solution that I hope will provide readers with some pointers on how they can improve how they manage email too. However, what started as patience as I waited for Apple to modernize Mail or a third-party developer to build something better, began to feel like stubborn inflexibility on my part. I don’t abandon that approach lightly because I don’t like the mental overhead of juggling multiple apps with different features to accomplish the same task. This is a problem and conversation that goes back to the early days AppStories, and really, long before even that.Īs 2021 came to a close, I knew something had to change and that I’d have to let go of my longstanding preference of using the same app across all of my devices. The trouble is that a lot of MacStories readers could say the same thing but would pick an entirely different set of features they care about the most. Even so, the features I value in an email app are ones that I care about a lot. On one level, that’s surprising because I don’t think my email needs are unique or complex. No matter which app I picked, I was never satisfied. I’ve been revisiting my approach to email every year for what seems like forever. Editor’s Note: Why I Abandoned the Search for the Perfect Email App and Am Making Do With a Hybrid Approach is part of the MacStories Starter Pack, a collection of ready-to-use shortcuts, apps, workflows, and more that we’ve created to help you get the most out of your Mac, iPhone, and iPad.
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