I used to think the unread count meant something terrible. Every time I opened my inbox, there it was. 4,372. Then 6,108. Then five digits. A tiny red bubble silently judged me every time I picked up ...

For how much I write about tech, sometimes it’s shocking how low-tech my own methods can be. I’ve used such a practice to sort my email and keep track of what I need to action in it for a long time; I ...