[soramimo]

I have the same approach as you.

Newsletter that I didn't subscribe to? One strike, you're out (unsubscribe and occasionally report as spam).

Updates from sites I care about (e.g. bank, HOA, etc) that come more than once a year? Create an email filter (gmail -> filter messages like this), skip inbox, never mark as important, apply label XYZ.

These simple hygiene measures don't take more than a few minutes each week and save tons of time and focus.

[nicbou]

Yep. At this point I get maybe 5 emails a day, and most of them were hand-written. The Gmail red badge rarely stares at me. I can work in peace.