I’m trying to be more aware of my obsessive behaviors. Today I noticed that it truly bothers me to see a number next to my Spam folder in Gmail. At first I didn’t think much of it, I’d just click on the spam folder and delete all of the messages, then later do the same. Now things have gotten out of hand. Let’s say I look at the folder and it has 100 messages in it. I’ll delete all of those and a few minutes later happen to look and notice that there is now 1 new message in there. I can’t help it, I feel like I MUST delete that new message. It’s driving me crazy!!! Why can’t I just let those messages pile up in there and forget them? Why am I so obsessed with keeping that folder cleaned out? AHHHHHHH!!!!! Help!
Obsessive Behavior #1: Gmail Spam Box
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4 responses to “Obsessive Behavior #1: Gmail Spam Box”
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You’re not alone! I call it having a touch of the “Monk”
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You know gmail will delete all spam older than 1 month, right? I run about 1,000 to 1,500 in my spam folder: I never go in there anymore.
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Tom, thanks for your message!
Yes, I’m aware that Gmail removes spam automatically after 30 days but if I have trouble leaving just 1 message in the spam box can you imagine what I’d do if I glanced at the folder and it said there were thousands of messages in the folder? I’d never make it 30 days 🙂 -
Hey Evan,
I think it speaks to your experience. You want to maintain a clean computer and an organized one while the spammers are just forcing you to keep it tidy often. It is a good thing…
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