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Hit 500 unread emails and finally cracked

Opened my inbox last Tuesday morning and saw 498 unread messages staring back at me. That number just felt insane for a personal email account I barely use for work. I spent the next two hours unsubscribing from every newsletter and promo list I signed up for over the last 5 years. Ended up deleting about 300 emails without even reading them. Now I'm down to under 20 unread and I check it once a day max. Has anyone else had that moment where a big number like that finally pushed them to clean house?
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burns.fiona
Good on you for sticking with it, but 500 emails is pretty small compared to some folks I know.
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juliahall
juliahall22d agoMost Upvoted
Small? Damn, I thought 500 was the breaking point. Some of my teacher friends have been too scared to even open theirs for years, I can't imagine letting it get that far gone.
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