Mail, Calendar, and the Ten-Minute Inbox

You don't need a third-party email app. You need the one you already have, configured by someone who means it. Mail and Calendar ship with nearly everything the paid alternatives sell — VIPs, categories, scheduled send, snoozing, smart alerts — switched off or buried. This guide turns them on, in the order that matters, so email becomes a ten-minute appointment instead of an all-day drip.

Start With VIPs: Decide Who Matters