#automate email inbox

[olivergisttv]

How to Use AI to Automate Your Email Inbox

Managing an overflowing email inbox can be time-consuming and overwhelming. Luckily, AI-powered tools can help automate your inbox, making it easier to sort, prioritize, and respond to emails efficiently. Here’s how you can leverage AI to take control of your inbox and boost productivity:   1. Use Smart Email Filters AI-based email clients, like Google’s Gmail and Microsoft Outlook, have built-in…

[transformativeworks]

"Deprecated Fandoms" Spam Bot Alert!

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[wretcheddthing]

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[digitalmarketingbizz]

The Power of Email Marketing: Why It's Essential for Your Business's Success

In today's fast-paced digital landscape, where social media, search engine optimization (SEO), and influencer marketing often take center stage, it's easy to overlook the tried-and-true method of email marketing. However, don't be too quick to dismiss this powerful tool – email marketing remains a cornerstone of successful business promotion. In this blog, we'll delve into the reasons why you should market your business with email, and we'll also explore some trending keywords to keep your content in tune with the latest industry developments.

Unlocking the Potential of Email Marketing

In an era dominated by instant messaging and social networking, you might wonder whether email marketing is still relevant. The answer is a resounding yes! Email marketing remains a crucial strategy for businesses of all sizes, and here's why:

Direct Communication: Email marketing offers a direct line of communication to your audience. Unlike social media posts that might get lost in a sea of content, emails are delivered straight to your subscribers' inboxes, ensuring that your message is seen.

Personalization: With advanced data analytics, you can tailor your email campaigns to specific segments of your audience. Personalized content resonates more with recipients, leading to higher engagement and conversion rates.

Cost-Effective: Compared to other marketing methods, email marketing is incredibly cost-effective. There are minimal expenses involved, and the potential return on investment (ROI) is substantial.

Drive Conversions: Email campaigns allow you to guide your subscribers through the buyer's journey, from awareness to conversion. Well-crafted emails with compelling calls-to-action can drive sales and boost your bottom line.

Analytics and Insights: Email marketing platforms provide detailed analytics that allow you to track open rates, click-through rates, and conversion metrics. These insights help you refine your strategies and optimize future campaigns.

Building Relationships: Email marketing enables you to nurture relationships with your audience. By consistently delivering valuable content, you can establish trust and loyalty over time.

Trending Keywords in Email Marketing

To ensure your email marketing content remains current and relevant, consider incorporating these trending keywords into your campaigns:

Personalization: Tailoring content to individual preferences is a hot topic in email marketing. Mention how your business utilizes personalization to enhance user experience and drive engagement.

Automation: Marketing automation streamlines your email campaigns, saving time and increasing efficiency. Highlight how automation can help deliver timely and relevant content to subscribers.

Segmentation: Segmented email lists improve targeting by sending the right messages to the right people. Explain how your business categorizes subscribers to provide them with content that aligns with their interests.

AI and Machine Learning: These technologies enhance email marketing by analyzing data and optimizing campaigns. Discuss how AI and machine learning contribute to your email marketing strategy.

Interactive Content: Interactive emails, such as polls, quizzes, and GIFs, are gaining traction. Describe how your business employs interactive elements to make emails more engaging.

Mobile Optimization: As mobile device usage continues to rise, optimizing emails for mobile screens is vital. Emphasize your commitment to delivering a seamless mobile experience.

Conclusion

In the ever-evolving world of digital marketing, email marketing stands as a stalwart strategy that continues to deliver impressive results. Its direct communication, personalization options, and cost-effectiveness make it a must-have in your marketing toolkit. By incorporating trending keywords and staying up-to-date with industry innovations, you can harness the power of email marketing to drive conversions, build relationships, and propel your business towards greater success.

[friendlyneighborhoodshark]

"How to Life" Masterlist

Cleaning and Tidying

Make your bed in the morning. It takes seconds, and it's worth it.

Reset to zero each morning.

Use the UFYH 20/10 system for clearing your shit.

Have a 'drop-zone' box where you dump anything and everything. At the beginning/end of the day, clear it out and put that shit away.

Automate your chores. Have a cleaning schedule and assign 15mins daily to do whatever cleaning tasks are set for that day. Set a timer and do it once the timer is up, finish the task you're on and leave it for the day.

Fold your clothes straight out of the tumble dryer (if you use one), whilst they're still warm. This minimises creases and eliminates the need for ironing.

Clean your footwear regularly and you'll feel like a champ.

Organisation and Productivity

Learn from Eisenhower's Importance/Urgency matrix.

Try out the two-minute rule and the Pomodoro technique.

Use. A. Planner. (Or Google Calendar, if that's more your thing.)

Try bullet journalling.

Keep a notebook/journal/commonplace book to dump your brain contents in on the regular.

Set morning alarms at two-minute intervals rather than five, and stick your alarm on the other side of the room. It's brutal, but it works.

Set three main goals each day, with one of them being your #1 priority. Don't overload your to-do list or you'll hit overload paralysis and procrastinate.

If you're in a slump, however, don't be afraid to put things like "shower" on your to do list - that may be a big enough goal in itself, and that's okay.

Have a physical inbox - a tray, a folder, whatever. If you get a piece of paper, stick it in there and sort through it at the end of the week.

Consider utilising the GTD System, or a variation of it.

Try timeboxing.

Have a morning routine, and guard that quiet time ferociously.

Have a folder for all your important documents and letters, organised by topic (e.g. medical, bank, university, work, identification). At the front of this folder, have a sheet of paper with all the key information written on it, such as your GP's details, your passport details, driving licence details, bank account number, insurance number(s), and so on.

Schedule working time and down time alike, in the balance that works for you.

Money

Have. A. God. Damn. Budget.

Use a money tracker like toshl, mint, or splitwise. Enter all expenses asap! (You will forget, otherwise.)

Have a 'money date' each week, where you sort through your finances from the past seven days and then add it to a spreadsheet. This will help you identify your spending patterns and whether your budget is actually working or not.

Pack your own frickin' lunch like a grown-up and stop buying so many takeaway coffees. Keep snacks in your bag.

Food and Cooking

Know how to cook the basics: a starch, a protein, a vegetable, and a sauce.

Simple, one-pot meals ("a grain, a green, and a bean") are a godsend.

Batch cook and freeze. Make your own 'microwave meals'.

Buy dried goods to save money - rice and beans are a pittance.

Consider Meatless Mondays; it's healthier, cheaper, and more environmentally friendly.

Learn which fruits and vegetables are cheapest at your store, and build a standard weekly menu around those. (Also remember that frozen vegetables are cheap and healthy.)

Learn seasoning combinations. Different seasoning, even with the exact same ingredients, can make a dish seem completely new.

Misc

Have a stock email-writing format.

Want to start running, but find it boring? Try Zombies, Run!.

Keep a goddamn first aid kit and learn how to use it.

Update your CV regularly.

Keep a selection of stamps and standard envelopes for unexpected posting needs. (It happens more regularly than you would think!)

[zaruba-needslove]

Opening a new AO3 Account

Because I often see people saying how hard it is to open an AO3 account when actually... it's not THAT complicated.

Like yes, when you first entered the site you'll be greeted with this.

If you wanna create a new account, you'd think that the only way to do it is by clicking that [Get invited!] button... right?

Thus, you'll end up with this page ^.

But yanno, since this invite request system is AUTOMATED, it will take some time for your invite code to be sent to you. I mean, just take a look and that last line on the above picture! And frankly, 4500 codes every 12 hours was not that bad really... if you compare it to when Ao3 has just started.

Even then...

DO YOU KNOW THAT THERE'S EVEN FASTER WAY TO GET AN AO3 INVITATION CODE? *

HOW, you ask?

Well, you can just ask ANY existing AO3 users if they have any extra invitation codes and have them give it to you. And it's not a very complicated process.

If you already became an AO3 user (and have some extra invitation code) but don't know how to give out the codes to friends who wanted it as well, then follow these steps.

Open your profile page, and look at your profile name.

There should be some buttons under your profile name, one of it would be the [Invitations] button. Click that to see the codes,

You'll be seeing a list of codes that you should automatically receive from AO3. If not, you could always request for it.

Like yes, if you need more codes, you can just click on the [Request Invitation] button. And if you want to send someone an invite code, you just enter the email address of the person you want to give the code to... and click Send, as the green arrow indicates.

Alternatively, you can just manually send the invite codes. Just go to [Manage Invitations]

Copy the link marked as [Copy and Use] and give the link to the person you want to give the code to. Important note tho, you HAVE to copy the actual link and not JUST the random bunch of numbers.

Because the link you've copied should lead you to THIS page.

Once you reach this page, you can just start opening your brand new AO3 account.

Likewise, if you've sent the codes thru the email, ask the person you've sent the codes to to check their inbox for the new mail containing the code. And then just click on the link provided.

*I said that this was 'much' faster since some people claimed that they didn't get the codes 'fast' enough, despite how nowadays the amount the server gives out the codes was a lot more compared to back then (which was like a few hundreds per day). So, I offered another option.

Cos yes, I shouldn't be the only one who still has a lot of codes leftover.

[wheeloffortune-design]

"oh i'm just gonna clean my inbox a bit and then i'll start working"

bitch you got adhd. it's been 8 hours, you have automated your whole inbox and deleted at least 15K emails. no i know it's not done, but you have to go sleep at some point.

[galiifreyrose]

Never thought I'd be here making a post about how to get involved in local government, but here we are.

If you're anything like me, you're overwhelmed, exhausted, and anxious beyond all reason about America. The question I've been trying to ask myself is: what can I, a full-time engineer, actually get done with the minimal time and spoons I have to offer?

First - Set up a specific email for ALL traffic on the state of the world. I have a dedicated inbox that I only open when I have carved out time to deal with the circumstances.

Second - The absolute single biggest thing I recommend is subscribing to GovTrack.us (direct link).

Once logged in, I subscribed to all of their analysis items (i.e. legislative recap, commentary, etc) as well as (more importantly) setting up the tracker lists to follow my House and Senate representatives.

The reason I commend this so highly is that, rather than having to figure out what the hell is going on, these guys just tell me exactly how my representatives are voting on everything, so if I disagree with something, I know WHAT to call ABOUT.

Here's an example of what I get in my inbox (my reps blacked out for privacy). All of the red text are links to GOV webpages that have the details of the bill/motion/event so you can read more.

This ALONE has made me so much more informed about what's going on. Subscribing to these representatives too, and their mailing lists, has also been helpful.

Third - I cancelled my Amazon Prime subscription and routed that same $10 a month I was already spending to the ACLU. Why? They're the folks that are actively suing the administration to do something about this, and they need funding to do that. We've all seen that the courts are the most effective, if only way to take action right now.

Since I started supporting my local chapter, I get emails every few days with direct links to pre-written messages I can send to my representatives, like the one below.

The "act now" isn't a petition - it's an automated system that emails your representatives (and I know it works, because I've gotten emails back from their offices).

There's a lot more I want to do. I'm trying to get involved in local environmental advocacy programs, and want to reach out to the federal lands most urgently impacted by layoffs and lease cancellations. But this is a start.

[lesmisletters]

A Farewell to Les Mis Letters 2024 (and a welcome to 2025)

Thank you so much for following along with Les Mis Letters this year! Even if you haven’t yet finished the entire book, I wanted to congratulate you on making it to the end of 2024. Reading Les Miserables is a massive undertaking, and I’m glad you joined in to make the attempt— whether you stopped reading back in Digne or made it all the way to the tragic ending in the Père-Lachaise cemetery.

Running this online book club means a lot to me. This subscription project is a labor of love that takes a lot of time to put together. Manually setting up 365 scheduled emails without any way to automate the process, administrating a Discord server, and running various social media accounts, all take countless hours of work. However, it’s all worth it to help people find motivation to read or reread my favorite novel– and to have great conversations with the fun, kind, readers who have been following along!

I wanted to send a special thank you to the readers in the Les Mis Letters discord server, whose insightful conversations and goofy baloney helped make 2024 a great year for this readalong. It’s been lovely to make new internet friends through this book club.

I also wanted to announce that Les Mis Letters will continue for another cycle in 2025! (Tell your friends who are interested in reading Les Mis!)

Feel free to stay subscribed for 2025 if you want to reread, if you’d like to join more of the conversations on Tumblr or Discord, if you fell off the reading schedule and want to try again, or if you just want to have Victor Hugo’s daily letters in your inbox even when you’re not following the schedule– this subscription is still a great place to be! You can also follow us here at @lesmisletters on Tumblr.

Thank you again for following this readalong, and I hope you have a lovely New Year! A farewell to Les Mis Letters 2024, and a welcome to Les Mis Letters 2025.

Sincerely,

@secretmellowblog from Les Mis Letters

[prettydreamings]

jamal musiala/florian wirtz wip

rated g - 2033 words

Jamal was tucking the laces of his shoes behind the tongue when leroy sat down next to him. He sat up and sighed. “I dont want to hear it. im serious. not interested.” Leroy rolls his eyes and pushes his phone towards Jamals face anyway. he ignores it skillfully.

“Just one date. come on, bambi. hes a really good guy.” Leroy tries to convince him again. Jamal had rejected the dozen proposals for a blind date by his teammate. “Leroy im serious. im not interested. please leave these poor guys alone.” Jamal puts on his jacket, his one sleeve gets stuck and the fabric of the jacket on his naked arm gives him chills. ew. he fiddles with the sleeves, still trying to get his friend back to his senses.

“I mean, are you just showing me every gay single guy you and candice know?” Leroy snorts, “No?” he swipes on his phone for a second. “Some of them are bi…” Jamal sighs. “Look, i appreciate what youre trying to do, but i promise you, i do not need any help in the love-department.” he zips his jacket up and grabs his bag, ready to leave the dressing room after todays training.

“Oh my god,” the older guy exclaims, jumping up from his seat. “youre seeing someone.” Jamal whips his head around. a croaked “no?” escapes his throat and he can feel the heat rising to his cheeks. he was hopelessly alone (maybe even lonely) but he was fine with that. Leroy strides across the room, only michael olise was sitting across them, looking up from his phone for a second, then turning his eyes back to his screen.

“Youre totally seeing someone,” Leroys accusatory finger was prodding against jamals chest, “Youre seeing someone and didnt tell me! how dare you?!” Jamal shook his head frantically. “Im really not. im single.” Leroy snarked. “Ive been trying so hard just for you to be getting laid the entire time. why would you not tell me?” Jamal could practically see the gears turning in his head. Leroy took a step back.

“Oh my god,” he whispered now, “its someone i know!” Jamal sighed and walks over to the door again. there was no way he could rip Leroy out of his high speed train of thought today. maybe tomorrow. but today, Leroy would be useless for any proper conversation.

Leroy was kind enough to not follow him down the hallway, or into the parking garage. Jamal falls into the seat of his car, launching his bag to the passenger seat, and sighs again. he takes his phone out of his pocket, it just vibrated, and unlocks it to see a notification from a text leroy just sent him.

is he a footballer also???

he exits the chat and barely a few seconds later a new one makes his phone buzz.

dont you dare ignore me

he should definitely disable the read notification. he starts his car and makes his way home.

sitting at home, eating microwaved leftovers from yesterday, jamal was scrolling through instagram. he had an unopened email from his management sitting in his inbox, about an appearance for an event of his foundation. he hated stuff like that and not even opening emails about publicity appearances was one of his biggest faults probably. he would get a scolding for not reaching out, he knew that, but he didnt bring himself enough to care.

Instead he liked a few pictures on his feed, teammates from bayern and the national team, then his fingers came to a halt. a new notification glowed up. from a dating app. it was one of those automated notifications that you would get after not opening the app for a while, begging you to come back and take a look, sometimes offering discounts on their subscription packages. jamal never got them, refusing to pay for a dating app. he opened it anyway and his own profile came up first. a few non-descript pictures, mirror selfies with his head cut off, a light thirsttrap of himself which was a mirror selfie in the almost-dark, shirt pulled up to show his torso, sweatpants pulled down low. his displayname on the app was only the letter J, besides his age and starsign he left the profile blank. its not like he was actively using the app. at least not anymore.

he used to hook up with guys like that, but he stopped shortly after coming to germany. the risk of getting recognized became simply too big. he liked to look though, so he tapped on the browse bar and swiped across a few profiles the algorithm offered him. some goodlooking guys, some profiles more explicit than others. his eyes grazed over the distance displayed every time. he was always afrad someone close to him would show up. because that would mean potentially getting recognized. he was a bit paranoid about this nowadays.

he should probably delete this app. its not like he was looking for something. he had a ghosted match sitting in his inbox from a year ago, besides that every other chat was three years old. it was probably for the best. he closed the app and he held the app pressed, the menu appearing on top of it. his thumb hovered on the delete option. Jamal sighed and locked the phone again. he couldnt bring himself to delete it. instead he sorted his dirty dishes into the dishwasher and went to sort out his laundry from today.

the next day Leroy still hasn't calmed down. he was still pestering Jamal every free second he had, up until after training in the dressing room again, listing names of players hes seen jamal talk to, follows on social media or even just breathed into the direction of. even with multiple reassurances and promises that he wasnt dating anyone, Leroy did not let it go, by now the entire team somehow got the memo that “Jamal was dating another player but not telling who”. Some players, like Joshua Kimmich, Michael Olise or Leon Goretzka did not engage, partially because they didnt care (Goretzka, Kimmich) or because they didnt believe he was actually seeing someone (Olise). other players made more or less educated guesses themselves (Serge Gnabry, Manuel Neuer, Aleksandar Pavlovic), others didnt even try to help but instead made stupid jokes that did nothing to contribute to the situation (Thomas Müller). Alphonso Davies only complained about Jamal misusing his trust and whining about how he betrayed him, thinking that their relationship was better, pouting over not being trusted with his secret.

Jamal was getting frustrated, looking over to Michael for help. he only shrugged at him, a sly smile painting his face. idiot. then Pavlo loudly said “Guys, we are going on about this totally wrong,” Jamal lifted his head hopefully, maybe he was about to calm the rest of grown men down? Pavlo smiled from ear to ear, “we have to be more systematic with our questions!” he turned over to Jamal. “Is it a player you know from england?” Jamal groaned, ruffling his hair. how long would this take?

“Its not,” Leroy declared, looking at jamal with an analytical look in his eyes. “Its a german player. someone you see regularly in the Bundesliga. you wouldnt be able to go that long distance…” he came to a halt. “Its someone from the national team.” Aleks gasps dramatically, Davies clutches Leroys arm and Manuel lets out a shocked “Bambi!”

Jamal looks at Leroy with wide eyes. how was he making up this stuff as he was going? where did he get this from? “No im not?” he said, apparently still not convincing enough for Leroy. He was still staring at Jamal.

“Bambi,” he said, voice awkwardly calm, “Is it Flo?” Jamal just gaped at him. he was honestly too baffled to even reply. Leroy took this, once again as confirmation. he clutched his own chest, looking like an actor in a play or something, closing his eyes and nodding slowly. “I get it. forbidden love. the rivals who took our title. that is why you didnt tell me. sleeping with the enemy. my sweet young bambi, betraying our clubs badge.” Jamal, jaw still dropped, looked at the group of men staring at him in disbelief. did they honestly think that he was… had something going on with Flo? his close friend from the national team? just the thought made blood rush into his cheeks. Florian was straight, the straightest man he could think of. not that this was the only thing that made this ridiculous, Florian and him were friends, sure, but a romantic relationship? with Flo???

Jamal watched as the group dissolved, secret now discovered, at least to them. he could not believe what just happened. Leroy somehow got Florian in on the joke, this was the only possible explanation Jamal could come up with. he grabbed his phone, opening the messenger and tapped on Florians chat. it was third in the list, just behind his sister (complaining about uni) and his manager (begging him to read his emails).

did you put Leroy up to this??

if yes, i hate you

he locked his phone again. there was no way in hell this wasnt one big fucking joke. the entire team thinking he was fucking his friend? well, everyone beside michael. he was glad they were so casual about him being gay, it was never a big deal, but now he wished they were homophobic and not even thinking about his sex life. actually, no. he does not wish theyre homophobic. but just a bit more disengaged. his phone vibrates, a text from Flo showing up on screen

?

Jamal rolled his eyes. he would have to call florian in the afternoon to clear this up with him. During training teasing followed him everywhere he went. it got so bad that Kompany gave the team a lecture on it. Jamal was begging the day to be over already.

At home he was eating his prepared overnight oats, sitting on his dining toom table, he phones Florian. “Hey,” Jamal says, swallowing down the honey-sweetened oats. Florian greets him back then immediately inquires “What the hell was your text about earlier?”

“Do you really not know? Didnt you put Leroy up to this?”

“I have no idea what youre talking about, Jamu.”

“Oh,” says Jamal, still in disbelief, “its a weird story. Leroy is constantly trying to set me up but after i refused, he now thinks im dating someone. and the entire team is convinced its… you.”

Florians loud and ecstatic laugh sounds through the metal of his phone. “Are you serious?” he asks and jamal whines.

“Its really not funny at all. they keep teasing me, its so awkward. i tried telling them that no, i am not dating you but they just wont believe me!”

Florian keeps laughing for a while, asking jamal again and again if this is actually true. after he calmed down a bit he suddenly goes quiet, right when Jamal finishes his oats.

“Why dont we tell them its true?” Florian says and jamal nearly chokes.

“What do you mean?”

Jamal is sure Flo shrugged, almost as if he could hear it through his phone. “Tell them that we are dating. messing with them could be fun.”

Jamal doesnt say anything for a while. he honestly didnt even know what he could say to that. the offer sounded so ridiculous, telling his teammates he was dating Flo?

“Im just saying, i wouldnt mind.” continues Flo, “i gotta go. talk to you later?”

“Yeah, Jamal croaks out. they say goodbye and Jamal promises Flo to keep him updated about the situation, then they hang up. uneasiness runs through Jamals limbs. should they really do this?

Jamal wakes up the next day, dreamless sleep plaguing him. he was in a good mood though, he had been thinking about Florians offer. messing with his teammates could be fun. he takes his phone out and sends Florian a quick message.

lets do it

be prepared for the guys to freak out tho

we have to come up w a story too

[tiktaalic]

im nice and im normal so ive never suicide baited anyone but the closest i have EVER. come. has been.

ups left a note. saying. hey we tried to deliver your package and you weren't home. if you want to change your delivery scan this qr code to do it on the app. app link broken. spend 45 fucking minutes on the phone on hold. get ahold of a guy who's like. yeah either you pay us $6 to redirect your delivery to a secondary location or we send it back to sender.

be charged $300 for a FOLLOW UP doctor appointment where i'm in and out in 15 minutes and she tells me to take iron and consider vegetarianism. go back and forth with the insurance company for DAYS. ala. hi i would like a list of charges for this bill. hi here is a list of your benefits. hi that's not what i want i want a list of charges for this bill. hi this bill was $300. hi i know this bill was $300 i want to know why. hi us your insurance company don't know why you have to ask your primary care provider. all correspondence done at home after work because. i would get emails that would say hi there is a message in your insurance inbox. ok what is the message in the oinsurance inbox. ummmm we can't tell you you have to log in to look. fine. i'll log in to look. log in. hiiiiiiiii actually our website doesn't work on mobile! xoxo to be clear you have zero access to your inbox on mobile switch to a computer.

right now when i am trying to upgrade my flight (united) from economy basic to economy PLUS TM so that i can have the luxury. of a carry on and a personal item. website keeps going oopsie woopsie! we can't process this charge! mobile app says. what upgrade. you're crazy. you're insane. this is not an option for you. automated chat says oh you want to upgrade? on mobile simply click your flight and the upgrade button. on desktop simply click your flight and upgrade button. ^_^.

[mojodelioncourt]

how I think the vampires would organize their email inbox:

Lestat - Over 100,000 unread emails. Has never hit “unsubscribe” in his life. No folders or organization of any kind. He uses flags of every color liberally, but there is no system to it. He uses a purple flag, but only because he’s feeling purple today. He sees absolutely nothing wrong with this.

Louis - Clean, organized, but simple. No unread emails, and a handful of folders with one or two simple organizing automations. He uses one flag color, and he uses it sparingly.

Daniel - He doesn’t use any folders or flags, he has separate email addresses: A burner address that he uses to sign up for things and make accounts—it is overflowing but rarely checked. A professional/public address that his assistants/researchers help him maintain. And finally a personal address that he guards like the holy grail. Only real life people get that address, and it is clean because it doesn’t get very many messages.

Armand - Utterly incomprehensible, arcane organizational structure that makes even the bravest break out into a cold sweat. There is a method to his madness, but only Armand understands it. Dozens of complicated automations, maybe hundreds of folders. He uses all the flag colors, and each has specific meaning in different contexts. He knows exactly where everything is, but for everyone else his system is unusable. He delights in revamping his organizational structure every few years, each time getting closer to perfection. The whole thing pisses Lestat off so bad

[sometipsygnostalgic]

Microsoft Power Automate email "Sending Reminder: Something Failed" What failed?? What failed?? What are you a fucking Rememberall you know exactly what went wrong and yet spam my inbox with these useless emails. Anyway the problem is someone has it open but OH NO SOMETHING FAILED

[violetganache42]

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3. Fill out the big "The more details, the better" box below your chosen category with whatever feedback or criticisms you want to share. Please keep in mind that you should NOT use this as an excuse to be rude or condescending towards the staff, no matter how annoyed you are at them at making these meaningless changes.

4. If you are able to, provide them with an image to help give the staff and support team a better idea of what you're talking about. The support form only allows one image, so if you have more than multiple images that you want to include, compile them all into a single, organized image file to share.

5. Choose whether or not it's relevant to your blog. I leave it as "None selected" because every feedback I share and issue/bug I report is typically regarding what's affecting the Tumblr userbase as a whole.

6. Not providing a screencap for this step for obvious privacy reasons, but make sure your account email listed in the form is the same one you use to log into your account with.

7. Prove to reCAPTCHA that you're not a robot and send your support form.

(Make sure to double check by seeing if your email inbox received an automated message from the support team.)

And that's it! It is that easy to share your feedback to the staff. Remember the various instances the staff rolling back on some of the questionable changes made to the mobile apps? It was because of these feedback forms; sending them has a larger change of them getting noticed by them instead of tagging staff and support in posts and reblogs.

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11 Simple Hacks for Teachers to Save Time | Dr. Desiree Alexander

Are you a teacher feeling overwhelmed by endless tasks and struggling to find time for what truly matters—your students? In this episode of The 10 Minute Teacher Podcast, Dr. Desiree Alexander, an award-winning educator and consultant, shares 11 practical time management hacks every teacher can use to reclaim their time and reduce stress.

📋 Show Notes: Access the full show notes and links mentioned in this episode at coolcatteacher.com/e879.

🎓 About Dr. Desiree Alexander: Dr. Desiree Alexander is the Founder and CEO of Educator Alexander Consulting, LLC, and the Deputy Director for the Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana. With over two decades of experience in education, she is an award-winning speaker, consultant, and advocate for teachers. Her work focuses on empowering educators with practical strategies and tools to thrive in their profession.

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  Classroom Organization Tips:

01:24 ⏳ 1. Get Organized  Declutter your workspace and avoid the dreaded “stack of death.” Set up a simple and functional filing system to make paperwork more manageable.

01:45 📂 2. Use a Simple Filing System  Whether digital or paper, having an easy-to-use system will keep your materials accessible and prevent last-minute scrambling.

02:15 📝 3. Empower Students to File Their Own Work  Save time by letting students take responsibility for filing their assignments. This simple step fosters organization skills and lightens your workload.

Personal Productivity Hacks:

03:02 📅 4. Plan Lessons Early to Reduce Last-Minute Stress Gather resources ahead of time—copies, books, manipulatives—to avoid scrambling when the copier inevitably breaks right before class.

05:03 👥 5. Have Multitasking Moments to Socialize and Get Work Done  Balance productivity with connection! Grade papers or file documents while chatting with colleagues, so you don’t have to take as much work home.

05:54 🚪 6. Close the Door and Minimize Distractions  Find a quiet space to focus during planning periods, so you can get work done efficiently without unnecessary interruptions.

06:10 🏡 7. Protect Your Peace and Work-Life Balance  Your well-being matters. Set limits on how much work you bring home, and make time for family, rest, and hobbies.

Technology and Task Management Tips

06:50 ✅ 8. Use the Answer, File, Delete (AFD) or Three D’s (Delegate, Dump, Do) Method  Prioritize your tasks by immediately answering, filing, or deleting emails. If it doesn’t need your attention, delegate or dump it!

08:03 📧 9. Use Email Tools Like Sweep to Stay Organized  Leverage email automation tools like Sweep to clear out old emails, filter messages, and keep your inbox manageable.

Important principles to remember as you manage your time

09:30💡 10. Put People First When Prioritizing Tasks  Before diving into your to-do list, check in with students and colleagues. Prioritizing people builds stronger relationships and improves your day.

10:21 🚧 11. Set Boundaries and Say No  Educators are natural people-pleasers, but overcommitting leads to burnout. Practice saying “no” and protect your time.

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