Email Productivity Hacks

Might have just found the answer to work email anxiety when HQ is in another timezone i.e. "Delayed Messages": http://blog.musubimail.com/post/33715626157/gmail-timer-schedule-when-to-receive-new-mail NOW running only on Mon-Fri at GMT 8am, 2pm and 4pm

Amended code from Musabi link above:

	function moveDelayedMessages() {
	receiveEmails("Delayed Messages");
	Utilities.sleep(60000);
	reArchive();
	}
	// receiveEmails() will take all threads in labelname (Default: 'Delayed messages')
	// and place them into the mailbox. The intent is for a delayed retrieval of
	// messages when combined with a script timer.
	function receiveEmails(labelName) {
	var runTime = new Date();
	Logger.log("Merging emails at "+runTime.toLocaleTimeString());
	if (labelName == null) {
	// The default label to divert messages into
	labelName = "Delayed Messages";
	}
	// Access the messages under that label
	var label = GmailApp.getUserLabelByName(labelName);
	// If the label doesn't exist, then create it
	if (label == null) {
	label = GmailApp.createLabel(labelName);
	}
	// Move each thread in this label into the inbox
	var threads = label.getThreads();
	for (var i = 0; i < threads.length; i++)
	{
	var thread = threads[i];
	// Remove thread from Delayed Messages label
	thread.removeLabel(label);
	// Move to inbox
	thread.moveToInbox();
	}
	}
	// Place the list of labels here in your search that you already archive so they don't come back to the inbox after moving back the delayed ones!
	// I'm sure there's a more advanced and prettier way to do this in the logic for retrieving the "Delayed Messages"labe above. This is quick/dirty.
	function reArchive () {
	var rearchivethreads = GmailApp.search('newer_than:4d AND label:nerds OR label:noc OR label:orders OR label:telco-ops OR label:dublin.social OR label:didata OR label:reachability is:unread');
	for (var i = 0; i < rearchivethreads.length; i++) {
	var thread = rearchivethreads[i];
	thread.moveToArchive();
	}
	}

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Note: I also use Zapier email parser to respond to meeting invites with some guidelines for meetings (just make sure your Google Mail filter excludes invitations with the words 'accepted' or 'updated' too).