Protect your focus – hide your Gmail inbox by default
This browser extension will help you spend less time on your email. If you
Protect your focus – hide your Gmail inbox by default launched on October 3, 2016 with 6 votes and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.
What it does
This browser extension will help you check your inbox with reasonable frequency , batch process your email on a regular schedule and minimise the total time you spend in your inbox. If you're a good fit, you'll reclaim about one hour every week. Write new messages and search your archives without getting distracted . This browser extension will help you check your inbox with reasonable frequency , batch process email on a regular schedule and minimise the total time you spend in your inbox. This browser extension will help you check your inbox with reasonable frequency , batch process email on a regular schedule and minimise the total time you spend in your inbox. If you're a good fit,…from inboxwhenready.org
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