To filter. go to Gmail settings,. choose the tab "filters and blocked addresses", and then create a new filter. Identify the emails you want to filter choosing "has the words", "subject", "from", etc. Then hit "continue." Here you can decide what happens. Assign them a label and then click the "skip the inbox" option. Any future emails thus identified will no longer even appear in your inbox. You can later open that Gmail label and you will find these emails waiting for your inspection. This makes it easy to manage emails based on your own priorities. You no longer need to label and archive this type of email every time you receive one and you will keep your inbox free of emails that you already know that you want to handle later.

We are often advised to minimize switching tasks in order to get the most work done. To only check email once an hour, say. But even better is to have an inbox not overflowing with email, to not have distracting emails. Besides filtering, turn off email notices from Linked in and other social media. Instead, schedule a time in your day or week to check social media sites directly.