Look at the left side of your row of email in Gmail. See the star there? You can click on it to track different messages—things you want to follow up on, remember for later, or otherwise find quickly.

You can easily change your Gmail display by accessing the quick settings menu that pops up beside your inbox when you click the gear icon. From the quick settings menu, you can instantly adjust ...

It could be a helpful or even transformational way to manage your inbox, but it’s not for me.