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Prevent Regretful Emails with Gmail's New 'Mail Goggles' Feature

It's Friday night, and after a few drinks, you might be tempted to send that regrettable email to an ex or boss. Introducing 'Mail Goggles'—a feature from Google that requires you to solve math problems before hitting send. Designed to thwart drunken emailing, 'Mail Goggles' activates late at night or on weekends when your judgment might be impaired. Inspired by Gmail engineer John Perlow’s own late-night email mishap, this feature aims to help you avoid morning-after regrets. Activate it easily through Gmail settings to ensure your emails are sent only when you're clear-headed.

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Prevent Regretful Emails with Gmail's New 'Mail Goggles' Feature

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  1. ‘Goggles’ Aim to Thwart Drunken Emailing By: Amber Hottenroth

  2. Scenario • It’s Friday night • You have been drinking a little too much • When you get home, you decide to send a quick email to an ex girlfriend or ex boyfriend or a boss that you absolutely hate • In the morning you have only a small recollection of the night before • Then come the regrets

  3. What is it? • ‘Mail Goggles’ is a new test-phase feature in the free Google Gmail service • The name comes from the slang term ‘beer goggles’ or the curious affect alcohol can have on a person without their knowledge

  4. What it does • If you are the kind of person that gets a little tipsy and likes to send emails, then this is for you • The Google feature requires you to solve a few math problems in short order before being able to hit send on an email

  5. The Specifics • The ‘Goggles’ can kick in late at night or on the weekends • If your logical thinking skills are intact, Google is betting that you are sober enough to work out the repercussions of sending that email • The Gmail engineer John Perlow designed ‘Goggles’ because he once sent a drunken late night email to his ex girlfriend saying that they should get back together…he had some regrets the next morning

  6. How to get ‘Goggles’ • To activate ‘Goggles’, Gmail users should click the “Settings” link at the top of a Gmail page, then go to the “Labs” section

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