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Read all your newsletters in one weekly summary
Route newsletters into one folder automatically, then get a weekly AI digest of the best ideas and links, saved to Notion for later.
When to use it
Every Sunday morning
Step by step
Filter newsletters out of your inbox
In Gmail's settings, under Filters, create a filter for each newsletter sender, apply the label 'Reading' and choose 'Skip the inbox'. In Outlook, use a rule that moves them to a 'Reading' folder.
Set a weekly reading slot
Create a recurring Sunday event in Google Calendar called 'Newsletter digest' and link your Notion page in it.
Summarise the week's issues
If your plan includes Gemini in Gmail, ask it to summarise the 'Reading' label. Otherwise copy the newsletters into your AI assistant with this prompt.
Prompt to copyHere are this week's newsletters about [topics]. Create a digest: 1) the 5 most useful ideas, each with the newsletter it came from and the original link, 2) any trends mentioned by more than one newsletter, 3) any events, deadlines or offers with dates, 4) one line on each remaining issue so I know whether to read it in full. Label anything that looks sponsored. Don't add facts that aren't in the newsletters. [paste newsletters]Save to Notion
Paste the digest into a Notion database called 'Weekly digests' with the date as the title, so you can search past weeks.
Clear the folder
Archive the week's newsletters and unsubscribe from any that never make it into your top five.
What you get
Week of 3 Nov. Top ideas: 1) 'Price for the job, not the hour' (Trade Talk, link). 2) Short video case studies outperform blog posts for local services (Marketing Minute, link). Trend: three newsletters mention rising insurance costs. Deadline: small business awards close 30 Nov.
Tips
- Check any statistic before you repeat it; newsletters often quote figures second-hand.