And after a month, one thing is clear: Much as I've tried, I'm not ready to give up on Inbox yet - for eight very specific reasons. So I've spent the past several weeks toggling back and forth between the two apps, both on desktop and on mobile.
I've mostly relied on Inbox over the past few years, you see, but with Google's recent improvements to Gmail combined with the company's diminishing (though not entirely eliminated) focus on Inbox, I've been wondering if it's time to throw in the towel and turn back to Gmail. That's why I've experimented with countless email apps and configurations over the years - and that's why lately in particular, I've been devoting so much of my neural oscillation to the juxtaposition of Gmail and Inbox, Google's two email interface options. Whether I'm spending 10 minutes a day or 10 hours a week in my inbox, I want every second to count - and from start to finish, I want things to be as effective and hassle-free as possible. Increasingly these days, my inbox is becoming more than just a place for messages.īut that aside, I have an insatiable urge to endlessly refine my personal tech setup in the pursuit of optimal efficiency. Part of the noodling has been related to my ongoing exploration of email newsletters, both with my own weekly endeavor and with the variety of other email-based publications I've been digesting lately (yum).
And considering what a limited supply of power this ol' noggin has nowadays, that's really saying something. Sadistic as it may sound, I've been dedicating an awful lot of brain power to the subject of email as of late.