6 months of inbox zero finally clicked when I changed one thing

I used to spend 20 minutes every morning just deleting promo emails and newsletters I never asked for lol. Last month I set up a Gmail filter that auto-archives anything with 'unsubscribe' in the body. Now I check email twice a day and never see junk unless I search for it. Has anyone else tried bulk filtering by common keywords instead of sender addresses?

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jamiekim2d ago

The "unsubscribe" filter is a solid start but I found it misses a lot of the junk that just uses words like "exclusive offer" or "limited time." I set up a second filter that catches anything with "claim your reward" in the subject line and sends it straight to spam. Now my inbox is basically just stuff from actual people and receipts I need to keep.

christopher7131d ago

Wait, you filter for "unsubscribe" in the body and that actually works? I thought most junk emails hide that word in tiny footer text nobody reads, but maybe Gmail is smarter than I gave it credit for. I tried something similar once and ended up missing a confirmation link for an order I placed, so I got paranoid and deleted the filter. The "claim your reward" trick is clever though, I might steal that since those scammers are relentless. Honestly, I'm kind of shocked you trust Gmail's filter enough to auto-archive stuff. I would be checking my spam folder every hour like a crazy person wondering if I missed something important.