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So, this looks interesting, but what does the "Tinder for email" analogy have to do with it?
Looks great, but agree w the Tinder part not resonating. Isn't this more "Getting Things Done - by David Allen" for email? [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Things_Done
Does the DONE button delete or archive your email?
I dont know about you but I like to go back and re-read some of my old email. Does the DONE button delete or archive your email?
This is really cool, and nice design! I work at Nylas and would love to incorporate some of this into N1, which is an open source mail app we built that also uses Electron. ( https://nylas.com/n1 ). If the author's hanging out in this thread, feel free to email me :) We could also make it work for non-Gmail using our open source IMAP stack!
The answer to "my inbox is crazy" is to work through your inbox - if there's too much for you to work through then you need to do less. That's it.
Honestly I don't know why people keep trying to do this kind of thing: reinventing email. Email works fine and nothing has been able to replace it (e.g., Google Wave, Mailbox, etc). I think the reason is that email works fine for most people. And if it isn't, a new tool to help you manage it isn't going to fix your problems. It'll probably just create new ones. The answer to "my inbox is crazy" is to work through you…
Honestly I don't know why people keep trying to do this kind of thing: reinventing email. Email works fine and nothing has been able to replace it (e.g., Google Wave, Mailbox, etc). I think the reason is that email works fine for most people. And if it isn't, a new tool to help you manage it isn't going to fix your problems. It'll probably just create new ones. The answer to "my inbox is crazy" is to work through you…
I refuse to believe that we've exhausted the list of designs we can try to continue to improve email. And considering how pervasive email is, even marginal improvements can have profound effects.
Honestly I don't know why people keep trying to do this kind of thing: reinventing email. Email works fine and nothing has been able to replace it (e.g., Google Wave, Mailbox, etc). I think the reason is that email works fine for most people. And if it isn't, a new tool to help you manage it isn't going to fix your problems. It'll probably just create new ones. The answer to "my inbox is crazy" is to work through you…
The point of the app isn't to reinvent email. It's to help you get through your inbox quicker.
And I hate to sound like a wet blanket on a new tool/thing. Just an honest reaction to yet another email aid app. I'm sure there will be people who use this and find it useful.
I'm just trying to make the point that at some point all the lifehacks/efficiency-improvements in the world will not fix the problem of being over-burdened.
This is really cool, and nice design! I work at Nylas and would love to incorporate some of this into N1, which is an open source mail app we built that also uses Electron. ( https://nylas.com/n1 ). If the author's hanging out in this thread, feel free to email me :) We could also make it work for non-Gmail using our open source IMAP stack!
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---- Empirically, the way to do really big things seems to be to start with deceptively small things. Want to dominate microcomputer software? Start by writing a Basic interpreter for a machine with a few thousand users. Want to make the universal web site? Start by building a site for Harvard undergrads to stalk one another. ... I think the way to use these big ideas is not to try to identify a precise point in the…
Do you think no one has fixed email because the problem is too hard, or because there is a lack of creative/ambitious founders?