A task has a due date and a sense of progression. It can be marked complete; an email cannot. By turning emails into tasks, you don't just reorganize your inbox; you also convert your intent into an actionable structure. The approach also scales well. Be it a handful of emails a day or a hundred, the process remains the same.

Fifteen gigabytes of free storage may sound like a lot when you make a Gmail account but it gets filled up quickly. For starters, the 15GB isn't just used for email: It also includes the files you've saved in your Google Drive and Google Photos.

If you have been using the same email address for a significant period of time, it's likely that you receive hundreds of messages every day that you just don't need or care about. Whether it's discounts and promotions from stores you shopped at for your ...

Don't end up like this woman: There is a way to organize your e-mail inbox to make it manageable. (Photo: Getty) Your email inbox is a lot like a garden: you have to prune it so it doesn’t grow wild. More literally, it’s not much different than your ...

Carly Quellman, aka Carly Que, is a multimedia strategist and storyteller at the intersection of technology and the humanities, investigating how perspective can enhance, rather than overstimulate, the world. She can be found online and near the closest ...