Email is still where work actually happens.Decisions, approvals, follow-ups, delays – all quietly live in your inbox. Yet most people only measure email with one question:“How many emails do I get?” That’s the wrong question. Email analytics isn’t about volume.It’s about time, attention, and flow of work. Good email analytics answers things like: This applies […]
Your Year in Meetings: How to Create a Yearly Calendar Recap
Most professionals live inside their calendar. Meetings, calls, focus blocks, personal reminders — it’s all there.Yet almost nobody looks back at it. A yearly calendar recap turns your calendar into insights: how you actually spent your time, who you worked with most, and where your energy went. This isn’t about vanity metrics. It’s about clarity. […]
Calendar App: Calendar Insights
A new app just launched. Get your Calendar Recap for 2025. Preview below: It processes all events from all calendars under your account. Extracts the following insights: Works with both Google Calendar and Outlook Calendar. Go to Agenda > Calendar Apps. Click Use App and Generate Insights once you’re on the App Page
Future of Work
For decades, productivity meant one thing: doing more, faster.More tools. More meetings. More dashboards. More people. It didn’t work. White-collar work today is fragmented, reactive, and exhausting. Knowledge workers don’t struggle with skill — they struggle with coordination. The future of work is about fixing that. Work is broken into pieces. People are forced to […]
How to delete Copilot. Quick guide.
If Copilot keeps popping up and you don’t want it, here’s how to get rid of it, quickly. However keep in mind that Microsoft might finds ways to install it back. They push Copilot in all ways they can. On Windows 11 (easiest way) That removes it from the taskbar. Done. Disable it completely (advanced) […]
Meeting Briefing: How to prepare before a Call or Meeting (no time wasted)
Most meetings fail before they start. Not because people are bad. But because they are unprepared. A meeting briefing fixes that. What Is a Meeting Briefing? A meeting briefing is a short summary you review before a call or meeting. It gives you context. It tells you why the meeting exists. It reminds you what […]
Top Email Sign-Offs in 2025
Actor is processing millions of emails per month. Many are promotional (just check our monthly insights). How we get these email signatures: Based on email signatures and detected sign-offs, here are the most common email sign-offs that Actor logged from millions of emails: Top email sign-off messages: Less common email sign-off messages: Next year (2026) […]
Email App: Email Cake Day
Fun app from ActorDo: get a birthday card of the oldest email your ever sent or received with your specific account. Our app considers oldest email that still exists in your account. It’s not accurate if you deleted your past emails. To access Email Apps go to Email > Email Apps What’s your Email Cake […]
How to Reply faster to Emails
If you are drawn in work emails but you still ne respond to those emails, here’s how to do it. Email overload is a productivity killer, especially for busy professionals juggling multiple priorities in Gmail and Outlook. The key to replying faster isn’t about typing quicker; it’s about optimizing your workflow to reduce the time […]
How to create Outlook Email Templates
If you send the same email template often, you can save a lot of time just by using email templates. Email templates are just reusable emails that you can add using a single click. ActorDo allows you to quickly reply to an email using a template you have saved. That’s why you need to have […]