I was worried today– after getting so close to spending only 5 minutes on inbox and bulk message processing last week, the pressure was on to do even better this week. However, I knew that at some point, it simply would not be possible to process messages any faster. Short of simply deleting all messages outright, I really don’t know how much faster messages can be effectively processed.

Sure enough, I was slower today. Instead of a hair over 5 minutes, processing inbox and bulk messages took 7 minutes (and 1 second, to be exact). It’s still under 10 minutes though, so I’m happy about that.

Thankfully, management tasks (filter refinements, etc.) did take long today, requiring just under 3 minutes to complete (1 second under, to be exact). Combined with inbox and bulk message processing, I spent exactly 10 minutes on email this week.

Neat.

Several weeks of hovering closer to 15 minutes for total message processing had me wondering whether I would ever hit the 10 minute mark. While the combined inbox and bulk message processing time was a bit slower this week, total processing time (inbox, bulk, and management) was 01:30 faster!

So, target acquired?

Today’s Stats

• Checked email: 1 time
• Time: 09:03
• Total messages: 186
  • Inbox: 37
  • Bulk: 107
  • Important: 0
• Management: 9
  • Incorrect Smart Label: 1
  • Unsubscribe: 8
  • Update filtering: 0
  • Spam: 0
• Time per Message
  • Inbox: 03:45 (9.9 messages/minute)
  • Bulk: 03:16 (32.8 messages/minute)
  • Management (filters, etc.): 02.59
  • Total: 10:00
  • Average: 18.6 messages/minute