Posted 4/8/2024, 11:40:00 PM
Ezra Klein Closes Overloaded 1M Email Gmail Account, Seeks More Curated Digital Life
- Ezra Klein recently closed his long-used Gmail account that had over 1 million unread emails, calling it a "shame closet" of digital clutter
- He feels online services encourage hoarding everything rather than thoughtfully saving content
- Gmail's search tools couldn't help him effectively filter his overloaded inbox
- Klein has tried the Hey email service instead, though it has drawbacks like weak sorting
- He wants his digital life to be more like a cultivated garden rather than an overflowing "shame closet"