Gmail cleanup: How I went from 2,341 unread emails to Inbox Zero in three steps

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Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android AuthorityMore than 2,000 unread emails, dozens of newsletter subscriptions that I couldn’t care less about, and emails scattered across Gmail’s default categories with no system whatsoever to make sense of the chaos. That pretty much sums up my story with Gmail, and I’ve had enough. Changes were needed, so I decided to do some digital spring cleaning.I’m not even going to get into the details of how I managed to make such a mess of my Gmail account — admitting it is embarrassing enough. But since I feel like a lot of you are in the same boat as I am, I want to share my experience of how I was able to tame the almighty Gmail beast by cleaning it up and implementing my version of an Inbox Zero system that puts a smile on my face and keeps the stress away.