Ask HN: How many items in your inbox?

by cdvonstinkpot on 2/11/2018, 6:03:44 AM with 3 comments
I'll go first:

Personal: 2

Work: 0

EDIT: This is atypical- I'm usually around 8/3, & no more than 12x in either, except for relatively rare occasions.

  • by hawktheslayer on 2/11/2018, 6:22:57 AM

    I use the accordion method. I let my inbox fill up, and then at some point it gets out of hand and I take drastic measures to bring it back to zero inbox.

  • by Spooky23 on 2/12/2018, 1:40:14 AM

    Work: 53,589. That represents two years. This is due to a bug in my mail system that prevents me from automatically deleting messages.

    I only commit read mail from external senders and ~20 whitelisted people. Other people iMessage me if they need to get to me.

    Home: 300. I purge weekly.

  • by Hamatti on 2/11/2018, 2:36:10 PM

    Unread emails? 3 (I only keep my unpaid bills as unread).

    Emails in inbox all together? All of them.