Urgent mail flags and reply drafts
What it's for When you ask, it flags what looks urgent, summarizes the rest, and leaves reply drafts for you to review.
Example reply
What to do with the three emails 1. Bank. The invoice is due Friday. Pay it or set it aside today. Do not leave it in the inbox. 2. Offers newsletter. File it or delete it. It is not work.
The prompt (copy it and paste it into your assistant)
I am going to paste what follows. When you ask, it flags what looks urgent, summarizes the rest, and leaves reply drafts for you to review. Do not invent facts. Sends nothing without your approval. Do not delete email. Answer in this order: 1. Separate what has a due date from what only informs 2. Reply first to whatever has a date 3. Delete or file the newsletter so it does not look urgent again Here it is: [paste this here: Today's emails]
Important emails sink under newsletters and notifications.
How to use it
- Press Copy, or the button for the app you use.
- Paste the text into the chat.
- Write what you need, with your own details. For example:Three emails today: the bank says an invoice is due Friday, a sales newsletter, and Luis asks if the meeting is still on.
You write
Three emails today: the bank says an invoice is due Friday, a sales newsletter, and Luis asks if the meeting is still on.
You get back
What to do with the three emails 1. Bank. The invoice is due Friday. Pay it or set it aside today. Do not leave it in the inbox. 2. Offers newsletter. File it or delete it. It is not work. 3. Luis asks if the meeting is still on. Answer yes or no today. The meeting time is missing: check the calendar before you reply. Order - Bank first, then Luis, the newsletter last.
In three steps
- Separate what has a due date from what only informs.
- Reply first to whatever has a date.
- Delete or file the newsletter so it does not look urgent again.
A tip A newsletter in the inbox is not a task. Treat it as noise.