---
title: "Trick your Gmail into only checking for new messages once an hour to increase productivity."
date: 2014-01-22
url: https://learningischange.com/2014/01/22/trick-your-gmail-into-only-checking-for-new-messages-once-an-hour-to-increase-productivity/
author: Ben Wilkoff
categories: ["Blog"]
tags: []
---

# Trick your Gmail into only checking for new messages once an hour to increase productivity.

I’m intrigued by this simple hack. I wonder if folks would like to use it and see if there workflows change.

[![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/m248UFZIPYx_ccANMslgr-K0l-04FPzLwwZGWoiFsTG7aEZ_f-23roWPc8YzI4YqIu41djOUx657zWtA9TSXlqDSMU03wNhm_Hojq6l2NvsX80qKcxZzhPez7RR6c1-ziPU=w120-h120)](http://www.googlegooru.com/take-control-of-gmail-only-check-it-once-per-hour-with-google-apps-script/#null)

[Take control of Gmail, only check it once per hour with Google Apps Script](http://www.googlegooru.com/take-control-of-gmail-only-check-it-once-per-hour-with-google-apps-script/#null)