{"id":31513,"date":"2018-06-17T19:26:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-17T19:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ismartnetwork.co.uk\/?p=31513"},"modified":"2018-06-17T19:26:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-17T19:26:00","slug":"gmail-proves-that-some-people-hate-smart-suggestions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ismartnetwork.co.uk\/?p=31513","title":{"rendered":"Gmail proves that some people hate smart suggestions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gmail has recently introduced a brand new redesign<\/a>. While you can disable or ignore most of the new features, Gmail has started resurfacing old unanswered emails with a suggestion that you should reply. And this is what it looks like:<\/p>\n

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The orange text immediately grabs your attention. By bumping the email thread to the top of your inbox, Gmails also breaks the chronological order of your inbox.<\/p>\n

Gmail is also making a judgement by telling you that maybe you should have replied and you\u2019ve been procrastinating. Social networks already bombard us constantly with awful content that makes us sad or angry. Your email inbox shouldn’t make you feel guilty or stressed.<\/p>\n

Even if the suggestions can be accurate, it\u2019s a bit creepy, it\u2019s poorly implemented and it makes you feel like you\u2019re no longer in control of your inbox.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a reason why Gmail lets you disable all the smart features. Some users don\u2019t want smart categories, important emails first and smart reply suggestions. Arguably, the only smart feature everyone needs is the spam filter.<\/p>\n

A pure chronological feed of your email messages is incredibly valuable as well. That\u2019s why many Instagram users are still asking for a chronological feed<\/a>. Sure, algorithmic feeds can lead to more engagement and improved productivity. Maybe Google conducted some tests and concluded that you end up answering more emails if you let Gmail do its thing.<\/p>\n

But you may want to judge the value of each email without an algorithmic ranking.<\/p>\n

VCs could spot the next big thing without any bias. Journalists could pay attention to young and scrappy startups as much as the new electric scooter startup in San Francisco. Universities could give a grant to students with unconventional applications. The HR department of your company could look at all applications without following Google’s <\/a> order.<\/p>\n

When the Gmail redesign started leaking<\/a>, a colleague of mine said \u201cI look forward to digging through settings to figure out how to turn this off.\u201d And the good news is that you can turn it off.<\/p>\n

There are now two options to disable nudges in the settings on the web version of Gmail. You can tick off the boxes \u201cSuggest emails to reply to\u201d and \u201cSuggest emails to follow up on\u201d if you don\u2019t want to see this orange text ever again. But those features should have never been enabled by default in the first place.<\/p>\n

The new look of gmail has this new little reminder and I keep reading it as "Received 4 days ago. Really?" And this is stress I just don't need. pic.twitter.com\/IHp9wATORl<\/a><\/p>\n

— Mary Kate McDevitt (@MaryKateMcD) June 11, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n

Ooh, new Gmail has an incredibly annoying feature where it bumps a message ending in a question to the top of your inbox with a banner saying "Received 2 days ago. Reply?"<\/p>\n

— Seb Patrick (@sebpatrick) June 8, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n

Switching back to classic @gmail<\/a>. I REALLY don't need these "Received 6 days ago. Reply?" notes. I have four jobs connected to six email accounts. I'll manage my own productivity, thanks. #oldmanyellingatthesky<\/a> #leavemealone<\/a><\/p>\n

— mitchell bloom (@bloomin_onions) June 13, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n

Wtf Gmail on mobile now resurfacing emails I haven't replied to with a "received two days ago. Reply?" Label. Insane. Can't seem to turn it off. Breaks my entire inbox.<\/p>\n

— Tom Critchlow (@tomcritchlow) May 18, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n

I\u2019m not really a fan of gmail\u2019s new feature that hounds you if you don\u2019t reply to emails. \u2018Received 2 days ago. Reply?\u2019 I don\u2019t need to technologically enhance anxiety.<\/p>\n

— Thomas Lynch (@thomasjlynch) January 11, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n

Hey @gmail<\/a>, <\/p>\n

One message in my inbox suddenly has a garish red message.<\/p>\n

"Received 2 days ago. Reply?"<\/p>\n

Never seen this happen and never want this suggestion. pic.twitter.com\/HkEgkcKS3E<\/a><\/p>\n

— Brendan Falkowski (@Falkowski) June 8, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n

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