This week’s tip
Let AI sort your inbox
Start your morning with 5 minutes on the emails that need your decision.
Three steps
- Copy today’s unread emails. Remove account details, passwords, and customers’ personal data first.
- Paste them into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini with the prompt below.
- Review before sending. AI drafts; you approve.
Prompt
You are my administrative assistant. Below are today’s emails. Sort each email into four groups: needs my decision, needs my reply, for information, or safe to skip. Use one line per email: sender, key point in one sentence, and suggested next step. For each email that needs a reply, draft a polite, direct response under 80 words. If information is missing, write “Needs confirmation.” Do not invent details. Emails: [Paste emails here]
Check company policies before putting confidential information or customers’ personal data into AI tools.
In the full issue
- Setup steps for automatic email sorting
- Reply templates for business owners
- A prompt for your weekly email summary
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