when I realized I was seeing second and third email reminders from friends or tech contacts I wanted to follow. The incoming flow of email had become so overwhelming that it was pushing down important messages past the bottom of the screen before I could even mentally register them.

The gradual part was years of cherry-picking a few key emails to read and respond to while choosing to ignore the remaining thousands that had little personal or professional value. As my primary inbox swelled to over 110,000 unread messages, they consumed nearly 25 gigabytes of storage, or almost double the space included with a typical free Gmail account. The goal of "Inbox Zero," where every message is filed, deleted or answered, is a laudable and achievable objective for some brave (and well-organized) souls, but for me it was impossible.

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