How to optimize Gmail for a better inbox experience

You can make your Gmail inbox a friendlier, more organized place by customizing display settings, labeling mail, identifying important new emails, using variants of your email address to filter spam, muting busy group threads, snoozing conversations for later, getting Slack notifications for new emails, automatically adding emails to your to-do list, searching for emails with specific labels or filters, and archiving emails you don't need. The best inbox organization is pre-emptive, so aim to set up a system that can keep your inbox organized going forward by automating Gmail the whole way through.