Lost time is never found again.
– Benjamin Franklin
It’s no coincidence that “email” has 75% of the same letters as “time.” Or maybe it is. Hell, I dunno.
Isn’t it about time you fight back?
The Unsubscribe Bomb
Drop a bomb on your inbox… clear that #!@$ out. Here’s how:
- Open up your email client (5 seconds)
- Search for “unsubscribe” (2 seconds)
- Open each email, Cmd+F for “unsubscribe” in each one, click the links (2 minutes)
Then, presto! Way less mail.
Rule #1: Do it now
Don’t fave the tweet that sent you here. Don’t click “Read Later.” Don’t go “Hmm, I’ll do that tomorrow” and close this page.
You know you won’t come back to it.
Do it now. It takes 3 minutes, max.
Rule #2: Be brutal
Resist the urge to be a digital hoarder.
If you really love the newsletter, keep it.
But don’t keep it around because you might miss out on a great deal! or because you read it… sometimes… when trapped by snowpocalypse in a remote woodland cabin, surrounded by zombies. Because, let’s face it, that only happens once a year. Twice, maybe.
Unless you devour the newsletter just about every time, you won’t miss it, and you’ll feel better when it’s out of your life.
When in doubt, unsubscribe.
If you really think you’ll miss that particular newsletter, set a little reminder about it on your calendar for a month later. If you still miss it then, you have my permission to re-subscribe.
A penny saved is a penny earned… until you blow it on Groupon.
– Benjamin Franklin
Rule #3: Enjoy the blessed silence
Cuz I am. It’s glorious.
How do you carve out time for your projects?
Share your tips! Especially if they’re related to email!
