gmail power user
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Only What Non-DevsNeed to Know About
by Max Beizer
Being a Gmail Power User
date 20 Jan, 2015
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whoami
developer @ Centresource@maxbeizer everywheremaxbeizer.com
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Who this is for
Do you use Gmail web interface?Do you spend a lot of time using email?Do you use the mouse a lot?Do you wish you could do all that quicker?
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What is a Power User ?
“A power user is a personal computer user who uses advanced features of programs which are not used by the average user.”
- wikipedia
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AdvancedFeatures!!!1
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Our Goals
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Organization
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Efficiency
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Happiness
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Inbox Make You Feel All Like?
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The single easiest thing you can use to be a power user:
Labels(demo time)
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Labels Allow You to
group emails by concernand
establish a visual hierarchy
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Does Your Inbox Look Like This?
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MoveCut out the middle man!
(demo time)
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Been a part of a thread like this?
“I don’t care about any of this anymore”
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MuteA quick word on:
(demo time)
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is:mutedAdvanced search:
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Let’s Take a Breath
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Let the Machine Do the Work
Filtering(demo time)
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Signs You Should be Filtering
Adding a label more than onceRecurring emailsUnwanted emailSeparation of concerns
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Filtering is where
OrganizationEfficiency
meets
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The single biggest improvement in your efficiency:
Keyboard Shortcuts
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H O M E R O W !
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Using the Mouse/Trackpad
InefficientError proneLoss of attentionCan cause RSI
the same could all be said for using your keyboard, but you are doing that anyway
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?shift
The Keys to the Kingdom
(demo time)
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Why spend any more time thanabsolutely necessary
managing your email?
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Findonly what you needwhen you need it.
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Worksmarter
not harder.
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power user
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