This is what I use in mutt (incidentally it works in most mail clients ;) ) Read = Out of mind Flagged = Take action, don't forget Unread = Delete (and/or un

This is what I use in mutt (incidentally it works in most mail clients ;) ) Read = Out of mind Flagged = Take action, don't forget Unread = Delete (and/or unsubscribe), read, or flag I use folders for common senders, so Inbox only contains roughly unique emails (or spam) (ex: Steam and Amazon folders because receipts aren't important enough to take a decision on every time, but I do like to keep track of them)