Too many newsletters? Keep the good ones, lose the guilt

Quick answer

Every one looked great when you signed up. Now there are forty unread and your actual email is buried. People who read lots of newsletters tend to use the same few rules.

What 125x is: 125x is a web app at 125x.app. You connect your YouTube subscriptions, and it gives you a feed of the latest videos from the channels you follow, each with a summary: a verdict, the 5 key takeaways, and the spoiler, plus Actionable and Lessons tabs with more tips. You read that and decide what's actually worth opening.

Open 125x

The quick cull

Unsubscribe from anything you haven't opened in three weeks. You can always sign up again.
In Gmail, Manage subscriptions lists your active subscriptions, most frequent senders first, and lets you unsubscribe from each one (Gmail Help, Google). Google says it's still rolling out, so you may not see it yet.
Keep a short list of must-reads.

Get them out of your inbox

Send the rest to a separate folder or label that skips the inbox.
Or use a separate email address just for newsletters.
Or read them in a read-later app. See Instapaper vs Readwise Reader.

One weekly slot

Read newsletters at one set time each week.
Skim first, read the best one or two in full.
Archive the rest without guilt.
Review your list every few months.

How 125x fits

Same rules work for YouTube channels. 125x shows only your subscriptions with a summary on each video, and old ones drop off. See too many YouTube subscriptions.

FAQ: questions people ask

How do I manage too many newsletters?

Unsubscribe from ones you haven't opened in weeks, move the rest out of your inbox, and read at one set time weekly.

Should I use a separate email for newsletters?

Many readers do, so newsletters never bury personal or work email.

How do I find my newsletter subscriptions in Gmail?

Gmail's Manage subscriptions view lists active subscriptions with the most frequent senders first. Google says it's still rolling out to some accounts.