The Best Gmail Hacks for Getting Work Done

If your Gmail has the same features it did when you first signed up, you could be missing out. Installing a few tweaks can make you more productive, or at least make you look that way to your co-workers.

Google’s e-mail program is one of the most flexible ever created and has given rise to a small ecosystem of add-ons. You can endow your e-mail with superpowers that go way beyond sending and receiving messages. Sure, some are the equivalent of adding racing stripes to a car, but others are downright “how did I live without this” tools. If you’ve ever encountered simple frustration with your e-mail, chances are pretty decent that somebody’s built a plug-in that solves it. Here are a few of the ways tricking out your inbox can change your work life.