![]() ![]() With Spark 3, all of those worries have gone. ![]() How old is the oldest unread message in my inbox? Where has that message gone? I swear I saw it a moment ago!Īrgh – there are so many unread emails in my inbox but not enough time to revisit them! I’d mark emails as ‘unread’ to ensure I’d return to them later (a perilous tactic that would often fail) and, on the subject of archiving, would rarely forget to do so, thus leaving a messy, disorganised inbox in my wake. This resulted in a constant, nagging sense of email anxiety.ĭid I reply to that email from so-and-so yesterday? Oh, and I must mention the absolute joy that comes from smashing the ‘Block’ button on new senders who are either trying to sell me their SEO services or attempting to convince me to part with my credit card details in exchange for eleventy billion dollars. ![]() The functionality is identical – the emails still end up in your archive folder – but the process feels far more satisfying and, crucially, addictive. Spark 3 has done nothing more than swap the word ‘archive’ for ‘done’, and provides a tickbox to instigate the latter for either one or a bunch of emails. It’s effective when used properly you simply deal with an email and then file it away for safekeeping. Sometimes, the simplest tweak to an ingrained process can have the biggest impact on the user.įor instance, archiving emails is something we’ve all done for many years. It’s not perfect (I’ll get to that later) but there are several reasons it has won me over in 2022. That may not sound particularly adventurous, but Spark 3 has completely changed my approach to email it has removed inbox anxiety, made inbox zero a reality, and turned email triage into a job I actually enjoy. This is why my Mac app of the year for 2022 is an email client. I receive some of the most important opportunities for my business via email if I’d ignored my own inbox this year, I’d have lost out on a massive chunk of revenue – it’s that simple. I’ve never understood people who say, “oh, you emailed me? No wonder I haven’t replied – I never check my inbox”. I’m a huge fan of email – I always have been. As much as Slack has tried to become ‘the new email’, very few people have abandoned their inboxes. It’s one of the oldest forms of digital communication, yet it doesn’t appear to be going anywhere. I know, I know – I have a tendency to get overexcited about email clients, don’t I?Įmail fascinates me, though. ![]()
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