Gmail sequence:

1. Go to Inbox "important and unread".
2. Check spam and submit.
3. Check to delete and star to glance.
4. Glance (which marks as read) and categorize with labels. Mark Urgent for attention today or Resp Req for later.
5. Respond to Urgent then Resp Req
6. Glance at "Everything Else" for new important senders.

On light days check spam filter.