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Operation “Inbox Zero” Starts Now

It’s an email age, and to be honest, we’re kinda drowning in it. When you’ve got hundreds of unread emails piling up in your inbox, “Inbox Zero” might sound like an unachievable goal. Meet your savior: the Email Game. It’s exactly what it sounds like: It turns normally daunting email management into a surprisingly fun bit of procrastination.

But if you’re not much of a gamer, there are other ways to optimize your inbox without making it feel like a chore.

Mommie-in-Law Dearest

We’d pay to go to this wedding.

When Londoner Heidi Withers received a caustic email from her future mother-in-law about her manners — or lack thereof — she forwarded it to a few friends, who forwarded it to a few friends, and, well, before you could say “Emily Post” the family feud was being played out in the British tabloid press!

We think it might be too late for Heidi, but here’s how you can win over your mother-in-law — or at least prevent her from sending you scathing emails.

(p.s. - enjoy the Monster-in-Law’s missive in its entirety here!)