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Step-by-step workflow to triage your inbox

Short answer: Process new mail at fixed times, sort every message into Act / Read / Ignore, draft replies for the Act pile, unsubscribe from noise, and send yourself a 5-line summary of what is urgent.

Step-by-step playbooks for this task

  1. How to triage your email inbox every day: Sort new email each morning into Act / Read / Ignore and draft replies for approval.
  2. How to create a daily briefing: Send one morning message with weather, calendar, top emails and news on chosen topics.
  3. How to turn meeting notes into action items: Turn meeting transcripts into decisions, owners and deadlines.

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