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Get through hundreds of emails on your first day back from leave
Two weeks off and 400 unread emails. Get three Gmail searches that pull out what matters first, so you can archive the rest with a clear conscience.
The problem
Coming back from leave, you scroll from the top of a huge inbox, answer whatever's newest and miss the one email from your manager that needed an answer last week.
The outcome
Two weeks off and 400 unread emails. Get three Gmail searches that pull out what matters first, so you can archive the rest with a clear conscience.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Help me clear my inbox on my first day back from leave. Dates I was away: [from and to] People who matter most: [e.g. my manager, two key clients, my team; with their email addresses]
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Two weeks off and 400 unread emails. Get three Gmail searches that pull out what matters first, so you can archive the rest with a clear conscience.
The prompt · Copilot
Help me clear my inbox on my first day back from leave. Dates I was away: [from and to] People who matter most: [e.g. my manager, two key clients, my team; with their email addresses]
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A short example
Two weeks off and 400 unread emails. Get three Gmail searches that pull out what matters first, so you can archive the rest with a clear conscience.
You type your leave dates and the people and topics that matter most.
The assistant asks what usually lands in your inbox that you can safely ignore.
You get three searches to run in order, a plan for the rest and a short catch-up message.
What happens
Use Copilot to get through hundreds of emails on your first day back from leave
Two weeks off and 400 unread emails. Get three Gmail searches that pull out what matters first, so you can archive the rest with a clear conscience.
Tools
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