How to Get Through Emails Faster
Feeling overwhelmed with emails? This blog looks at how to use Superhuman to manage emails more efficiently and save time. It also looks at the benefits of using Superhuman and how it can help with email triage.
Ali Abdaal
👨‍⚕️ Doctor turned entrepreneur + world's most followed productivity expert ✍️ I share evidence-based strategies and tools to help you build a life you love 🚀
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The average person spends 28% of their day reading and answering emails.
— Ali Abdaal (@AliAbdaal) June 8, 2023
Feeling overwhelmed with emails?
This is how to get through them faster: -
I’ve been using @Superhuman since 2019 and I continue to be blown away by its speed and how much time it saves me every single day.
— Ali Abdaal (@AliAbdaal) June 8, 2023
Here’s why I think Superhuman is so great 👇 -
1 - Keyboard Shortcuts
— Ali Abdaal (@AliAbdaal) June 8, 2023
The main reason Superhuman is so fast is because there’s a keyboard shortcut for pretty much anything.
This means I can get through my inbox significantly faster than when I use Gmail and pretty much any other email client that I’ve tried. -
2 - Email Triage
— Ali Abdaal (@AliAbdaal) June 8, 2023
I get 100s of emails every day, but Superhuman automatically organises them for me.
This lets me focus on the stuff that needs my attention and get to inbox zero on the important stuff.
E.g. I never miss team emails or important notifications. -
3 - Snippets
— Ali Abdaal (@AliAbdaal) June 8, 2023
I can automate phrases and entire emails.
I type pretty fast (~150+ WPM), but snippets allow me to insert entire phrases, paragraphs and emails at a click of a button.
This literally saves hours every week.
And it’s now even better with Superhuman AI. -
4 - Calendar Integration
— Ali Abdaal (@AliAbdaal) June 8, 2023
There’s no need to look at my calendar when scheduling meetings anymore.
If I suggest a date and I’m busy, I don’t waste time checking because Superhuman tells me.
But if I set a meeting, it will create a new calendar event directly from the app 🤯 -
5 - Offline Support
— Ali Abdaal (@AliAbdaal) June 8, 2023
Superhuman has a really solid iPhone app with great offline support.
So if I’m on a flight, I can still read and reply to emails en masse.
Then, when I next get an internet connection, Superhuman will send all of the emails in one batch. -
Superhuman is an incredibly needle-moving app for productivity that I highly recommend everyone check out.
— Ali Abdaal (@AliAbdaal) June 8, 2023
If you’re interested you can sign up here:https://t.co/020Tx9Po2F -
btw this isn’t sponsored or anything (although I do get some kick back if you sign up to Superhuman using the link above), I just find this to be a genuinely useful app that’s helped take the hassle and stress out of reading and writing emails :)
— Ali Abdaal (@AliAbdaal) June 8, 2023