What about a gradual alarm?
It starts with low volume, then gradually increases volume.
There’s even smart lamps that do increasing light intensity to simulate sunrise.
I had my inbox filled, so I started creating rules
Emails from (let’s say) Google are to be sent to a folder called Google. When creating a rule, it asks you if you want to apply it to the inbox.
Check that, wait for a few minutes, and all Google emails will be inside the new folder. Once you start sorting you will notice that the amount of emails in your inbox reduces drastically.
I created rules that check the email contents for keywords. If it detects ads, then it goes straight to the bin.
Has worked for me for some years.
If you create a rule for a specific email address, you can send it all into a folder, then mark the folder as read. Or, you know, just send all to junk
Just do it! It shouldn’t take more than 2 hours
Do you think people use it because they don’t know it’s origin?