i star things that need a second look. but again those are mostly from automated systems or companies.

human<>human communication is almost always through messaging apps.

producthunt had this today https://www.producthunt.com/tech/owlie

So you don't need to actually use email and that's why you can get away with not being able to organise it?

if i had conversations in email regularly I would not sort them into folders. i dont sort IM conversations into folders.

no matter what, i rely on search. if i need to find something in facebook messenger, i use search. gmail, search. outlook, search.

if an email is important, i star it. if i need to plan with mother and sister, i send a message to a family IM group.

virtually every message i send is 1) through a routing abstraction layer on one of the two ends 2) instant messaging 3) social forum. direct email to email chitchat isnt a regular practice, but that doesnt mean i dont use email. email for me functions as a 1)compatibility layer between otherwise isolated systems 2) old school notification tray

> that doesnt mean i dont use email. email for me functions as a 1)compatibility layer between otherwise isolated systems 2) old school notification tray

So you don't actually use email as a communication system, in case you misunderstood my meaning. I'd be interested to see whether this is generally true for people who argue that they don't need to worry about what's in their inbox.

i dont sort any of my communication, on any platform, into hierarchical absolute folders. i search.

if i did hold conversations directly through email<>email, that would not change my lack of folders. i could see using gmail tags more aggressively.

the closest thing i have to folders are saved, predefined search queries based on parameters and conditions. the contents of those sort automatically based on metadata, some of which i apply by hand.