I found that my email has the same problem my real world has: it isn't that hard to keep stuff organized when it is clear where each thing goes. When it is not

I found that my email has the same problem my real world has: it isn't that hard to keep stuff organized when it is clear where each thing goes. When it is not clear, or there isn't a good place to put it, stuff starts to pile up. Once I have figured out where it should go, which is 99.99% of the effort, actually getting it there usually isn't that big a deal. You can organize 500 emails in an hour if you have set the systems and the shortcuts up - less if you can do it with filters.