Sort the inbox into three piles

Paste a batch of email subjects and first lines. ChatGPT sorts them into reply, waiting, and archive.

A pile you can answer today, a pile that is waiting on someone else, and a pile to archive.

1. 1

   Copy subjects only

   Take the subject and two lines. Leave off attachments, account numbers, and anything you would not read aloud.

2. 2

   Sort, then edit

   Use the piles as a list. Rewrite any draft that sounds unlike you before it sends.

3. 3

   Archive the noise

   Clear the Archive pile in the mail client. Do not ask the model to send anything.

I am triaging my inbox. I will paste subjects and the first two lines of each message. I will not paste secrets, passwords, or full customer records.

Sort every message into one of three piles:
- Reply today: a person is waiting on me, and a short answer unblocks them.
- Waiting: the next move belongs to someone else. Name who.
- Archive: no action, or it is noise.

For each Reply today item, draft a three-sentence answer I can edit. Do not promise dates, refunds, or discounts I did not mention. If a message is ambiguous, put it in Waiting and say what is missing.

The model does not know who is actually waiting. You confirm the Reply pile.

Sample case written by Hidden Logic Lab. Not affiliated with ChatGPT.