# Gmail Zero road control

**URL:** <https://forum.beeminder.com/t/gmail-zero-road-control/1854>\
**Category:** Newbee\
**Created:** [January 29, 2016, 9:07am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/gmail-zero-road-control/1854 "2016-01-29T09:07:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![enhughesiasm](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/enhughesiasm/32/931_2.png) [@enhughesiasm](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/enhughesiasm)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 9:07am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/gmail-zero-road-control/1854/1 "2016-01-29T09:07:39Z")

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Have jumped on the Gmail Zero bandwagon.

My initial data point was 28, and I’m allowing myself 10 messages hovering around in my inbox.

Yesterday, in a fit of enthusiasm, I got myself down to zero (goes to show how easy it was!). Now my road is miles higher than where I am, and it won’t hit even my weak target of 10 emails until july next year ([https://www.beeminder.com/enhughesiasm/goals/gmail](https://www.beeminder.com/enhughesiasm/goals/gmail))

I altered the goal date to next week and it dropped down to 10, but when I adjusted the end date back so the goal wouldn’t end next week it returned to the previous state.

From where I am now, how do I get the YBR to drop to 10 and stay there, with a far-future end date? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![drtall](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/drtall/32/1341_2.png) [@drtall](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/drtall)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/gmail-zero-road-control/1854/2 "2016-01-29T21:43:25Z")

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My usual approach here is to set the actual rate to 0 and then use `Take a break` to adjust the road to the right level.

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**Author:** ![enhughesiasm](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/enhughesiasm/32/931_2.png) [@enhughesiasm](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/enhughesiasm)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/gmail-zero-road-control/1854/3 "2016-01-29T21:52:00Z")

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Interesting. I _think_ I see how that would work, although it seems extremely unintuitive.

In the end I just created a new goal with the value I wanted. Because I’m now below that value it correctly draws the YBR as a straight line, rather than decreasing to it at a rate of -0.03 emails/day for 18 months!

So turns out the easiest solution was just delete and recreate the goal.

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**Author:** ![rgreer4](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/rgreer4/32/164_2.png) [@rgreer4](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/rgreer4)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2016, 6:04am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/gmail-zero-road-control/1854/5 "2016-01-30T06:04:21Z")

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The support folks are also able to fix these – and get you to a perfectly flat line again.