Handling Waiting For items in Gmail
Here is a fun trick for those of you on Gmail who are looking for a way to easily handle emails that you need track a response.
1. Create a label called @Waiting For if you don't have one already
2. Go to Settings (top right corner), click on Filters tab
3. Click Create a New Filter
4. Add your email address to the From field
5. Add a unique keyword, such as *wf, in the Has the Words field
6. Click Next step
7. Check off Skip the Inbox" and "Apply the Label: @Waiting For"
8. Click Create Filter
Test it out by sending yourself a test message and put your unique code somewhere in the body of the message. What this will do is save you from having to cc: yourself (and then process it again out of In) or dig through Sent mail to get the stuff that you're waiting on from someone else. A copy of your email will automatically get filed under your @Waiting For label.
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