Ethan Reed 🥉

Dump everything into year folders on a free NAS setup. Rename in batches with free tools like Bulk Rename Utility. Avoid cloud subscriptions. they're a ripoff.

Multiple Inboxes in Gmail with queries for is.important, starred, and older than 3 days. Filters auto label common senders and skip inbox for anything that is not personal or time sensitive. Hit e to archive after every read, and press s to mark true actions. Snooze to specific days you already process, like Monday and Thursday, to batch replies. If a thread survives two cycles, move it to a task manager and stop pretending email is a todo list.

Every 'smart album' and random folder turns into digital junk fast. Been there, spent a Saturday killing 7,000 screenshots. Pick one home, ideally Google Photos if you mix iOS and Android, turn on auto-upload, turn off the rest, then use the Duplicates or Review tool to merge and delete. For backup without drama, let the cloud be copy one and do a monthly export to a single external drive.