I Get 25 Sales Emails a Day. Here's What I Do About It.
Remy Tennant is the founder of Sledgehammer, an AI-powered email filter designed to help founders and executives reclaim their inbox from cold outreach. With years of experience in email productivity and AI, Remy is passionate about building tools that save time and increase focus.
I get it. Your inbox is a disaster zone. Every day, 25 new sales emails crash land in mine, so I know the feeling. It's like a relentless invasion of your pe...
I get it. Your inbox is a disaster zone. Every day, 25 new sales email managements crash land in mine, so I know the feeling. It's like a relentless invasion of your peace and productivity. And let's be honest—most of them are garbage. Yep, I said it. They're not just cluttering your inbox; they're messing with your headspace and stealing your time. So, what do you do? You fight back. You regain control. You Sledgehammer the heck out of them. Research shows that email management is critical. Research shows that email management is critical. ## Why Sales Emails Are An Attention Tax Let's cut through the noise. Sales emails are an attention tax. They're a distraction that you pay for with your most valuable resource—your time. According to industry research, employees spend an average of 28% of their workweek reading and answering emails. That's over 11 hours a week wasted on emails that don't deserve your attention. Every time you stop what you're doing to check an email, you're not just losing the few seconds it takes to read it. You're losing minutes, maybe hours, of productive flow. It's like a mosquito bite that itches long after you've swatted the pest away. ## The Brutal Truth About Cold Sales Emails Let's get real. Cold sales emails are spam. PERIOD. I don't care how personalized they claim to be. Yesterday, I got an email that started with, "Hey Remy, I love Sledgehammer and what you're doing." Nice try, but I know this is a template. It's the same old trick, trying to sneak past your defenses by pretending to care. Don't fall for it. These emails are not just annoying—they're manipulative. They play on guilt and curiosity, hoping you'll give them a tiny sliver of your attention. But what do you owe them? Nothing. That's right. You owe them nothing. ## How Sledgehammer Blocks the Garbage Enter Sledgehammer. It's not just another tool—it's your ally in the war against email overload. Sledgehammer uses AI to filter out sales spam and cold outreach, letting you focus on what truly matters. It doesn't just push emails into a folder for you to 'check later'—it obliterates them from your life. - Automatic Filtering: Identifies and blocks spam before it hits your inbox. - Smart Prioritization: Ensures only the most critical emails make it through. - Productivity Boost: Frees up hours of your week, so you can focus on building, not filtering. When you have tools like Sledgehammer in your arsenal, you reclaim your time and sanity. You no longer have to wade through a swamp of useless emails each morning. Instead, you start your day with a clear inbox and a clear mind. ## The Real Cost of Not Filtering Think about the cost of letting these emails pile up. You're losing not just time, but also focus. And focus is your superpower. It's what allows you to build, create, and innovate. Each sales email is a tiny distraction, a pebble in your shoe that makes every step more laborious and painful. Don't let your inbox dictate your productivity. If you're not filtering sales emails, you're voluntarily paying a tax on your attention. And trust me, it's not worth it. ## Why You Need to Be Ruthless This is where you need to be ruthless. Filter aggressively. Don't hesitate to hit that 'block' button. Create rules that automatically sort and delete sales emails. Your inbox isn't a democracy—it's a dictatorship, and you're the boss. According to this internal analysis, every minute spent on sales emails is a minute you're not building something valuable. It's time to stop being polite to cold email spam. ## Take Back Control Here's the takeaway: Stop letting your inbox control you. It's time to take back the reins. Use Sledgehammer to block the spam, filter the noise, and get back to what you love doing. So, the next time you see a sales email sneak into your inbox, remember: You don't owe it anything. Zero. Nada. Filter it, block it, and focus on what truly matters. Because your time is too precious to be wasted on garbage. Now go out there and take control of your inbox, your time, and your life. Research shows that email management is critical.
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