How to Read (and Learn From) Every Email Newsletter You Subscribe to

I love email newsletters — especially those that curate and share interesting articles.

Unfortunately, newsletters can clutter your email inbox and go unread. This is especially true if you subscribe to many newsletters (like me). Thankfully, I have a process.

This is how you can read and learn from every email newsletter you receive.

Set Up a Sub–Folder

Set up a subfolder in your email program, under your inbox, called EMAIL NEWSLETTERS.

File Email Newsletters Immediately

When an email newsletter arrives, drag it to the new subfolder.

If you process emails on a mobile device, you should be able to set up a specific swipe gesture to do this with one touch. For example, I use Spark for email on my iPhone, and a long, slow swipe to the left sends an email to my EMAIL NEWSLETTERS subfolder.

It is possible to remove this step with automation (you could set up a rule that sends all email newsletters to your subfolder). However, I prefer to create a small amount of friction — it gives me a few seconds to think about whether the email is worth the effort of swiping (if it is not, I unsubscribe).