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Get a morning briefing of what matters in your inbox
Start each day with a short list of emails that need a reply, emails you can skim and anything with a deadline.
When to use it
Every weekday morning
Step by step
Connect your AI assistant to your email
Use Gemini in Gmail, Copilot in Outlook, or the Gmail connector in ChatGPT or Claude if your plan includes it. Check your workplace AI policy before connecting a work account.
Save your briefing prompt
Keep this prompt in your notes app so you can paste it each morning.
Prompt to copyLook at the emails I received since [yesterday at 5pm]. Give me a briefing in three sections: 1) Needs my reply today: sender, subject, what they want, in one line each. 2) Deadlines or dates mentioned: what, when, and who it's from. 3) Safe to skim or archive: grouped by type (newsletters, receipts, notifications). Ignore anything from [senders to ignore]. Keep the whole briefing under 200 words.Set a daily reminder
Add a recurring weekday reminder at the time you start work, linking to your saved prompt.
Use the free fallback if you can't connect
Select the subject lines and senders from your inbox list, copy them, and paste them into your AI assistant with the same prompt.
What you get
Needs reply: Priya (school office) - confirm trip consent by Wed. Tom (supplier) - approve revised quote. Deadlines: Council tax direct debit changes 1 Dec. Skim: 6 newsletters, 3 delivery updates, 2 receipts.
Tips
- AI can miss things, so glance at your unread count once after the briefing.
- Tell it which people always matter (your boss, your child's school) so they're never lumped into 'skim'.