The STAMP blog
Notes on email,
written by people who hate it.
Opinionated essays about inbox zero, triage, keyboard workflows, and why every email client built before 2020 was wrong about the wrong things.
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How to actually reach inbox zero (and stay there)
Inbox zero is not a folder system. It is a daily decision about what deserves your attention. Here is the system that actually works in 2026.
Why your inbox feels broken in 2026
Email volume tripled. Email tools didn't. Here is why every inbox in 2026 feels like a part-time job nobody hired you for.
The 7-email rule — how to know which emails matter today
You can give thoughtful attention to about seven emails a day. Here is the rule we built STAMP around, and how to apply it whether you use STAMP or not.
Stop letting newsletters set your morning
Forty unread newsletters are not a backlog. They are someone else's editorial calendar competing with your own. Here is how to take your morning back.
Multiple email accounts — the hidden cost of context-switching
Three accounts in two windows is a tax you pay every workday in attention, not dollars. Here is what it costs and how to stop paying it.
The case against folders
Folders are a librarian's answer to a triage problem. Here is why they fail at modern email volume, and what to use instead.
Why "AI summaries" of your inbox are the wrong fix
Every email client now ships an AI summary. They solve a problem you should not have. Here is the deeper argument for triage over summarization.
Email triage — the missing layer between you and your inbox
Your inbox is a list. Your job is a set of priorities. The thing missing in between is triage. Here is what triage means and why nobody has built it well.
Inbox zero is dead. Here's what actually works.
Inbox zero stopped meaning anything around 2017. Here is why the term outlived its usefulness, and what a saner version looks like in 2026.
The freelancer's guide to surviving 4 client inboxes
Three client domains, one personal Gmail, a dormant iCloud. Here is the system we use to keep four inboxes from eating a freelancer's week.