First, let me disclose that I like how Superhuman works, and I have copied/followed a lot of the advice from Rahul's writings/talks.
I got in long back during its beta invite, and my feeling was that this is what I was doing all along, save for the additional metadata, which is what Rapportive did. So, I left.
A few months back, I wanted to separate work emails, and I thought I would try it again. I got the onboarding with a super helpful and overly smiling nice guy. Even during the onboarding sessions, I popped up the obvious shortcuts, such as hitting "SHFT + ?" to quickly look for Keyboard shortcuts, and I was already flying around.
This may be personal, but I have long since decided to learn the tool that I use every day to know the ins and out, and I can move around pretty quickly with just two panes on my Apple Mail without ever touching the mouse or clicking on an icon. So, Superhuman wasn't much of an addition except for the extra information and guides that felt good, but I quickly realized that I don't need most of those.
I unsubscribe ruthlessly, while the newsletter I like to read are on separate IDs (gmail) from my primary email IDs (personal, family, work), and I'm not important enough to be flooded with emails. So, my Inboxes are pretty tamed most of the time. Yes, my weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly digital chores do help.
Here is my worry with Superhuman. With that much of a valuation -- I don't see it becoming a standalone self-sustaining mega business but Rapportive in steroid married to a Mail App. Rahul seems to have a pretty emotional solid nostalgia with Rapportive that the idea of Rapportive is everywhere in Superhuman. Nonetheless, I feel Superhuman is super awesome on its own if it does not carry the weight of the "magical wand" that Rahul and team sells everywhere.
I no longer use Superhuman but I will definitely get it for others in my team -- marketing, sales will definitely love Superhuman.
P.S. I usually take shots of my Mail App around early each year. They come in handy while showing it to few people who thinks I've grappled with some sort of a productivity panache in a way and ask me for regular ideas and suggestions. Here are some with Apple Mail Interface, hoping this will inspire someone to experiment;
- https://cdn.oinam.com/img/oinam/brajeshwar-apple-macos-mail-...
- https://cdn.oinam.com/img/oinam/brajeshwar-apple-macos-mail-...
- https://cdn.oinam.com/img/oinam/brajeshwar-apple-macos-mail-...
