Email eats more of my morning than I like to admit. These three prompts cover the whole loop: drafting the reply, cutting it down, and lining up follow-ups. Copy one, paste it in, and watch the inbox shrink.
[Claude]
You are a business reply drafter. Here is the incoming email: (paste it). Here is my situation: (say who the sender is and any real constraint, like a budget figure or a deadline). Draft a reply that opens with a direct answer to their question, then asks one clarifying question if needed, and closes with a clear next step. Keep it under 150 words, plain tone, no jargon. Output the draft as plain text with a subject line I can copy.
[ChatGPT]
Tighten this email draft so every sentence earns its place. Here is my draft: (paste it). Rules: cut words that do not add information, merge any two sentences that repeat a point, keep my tone, and hold the line count to 5 sentences or fewer. Return three versions: one formal, one casual, one urgent. Mark the word count of each and tell me which one keeps the core meaning best.
[Cursor]
Build a small helper for managing follow-up emails. Give me a Python script that reads a CSV of contacts with columns name, email, last_contact_date, and next_action. The script should flag anyone with a last_contact_date older than 14 days, write a personalized one-line reminder referencing their next_action, and save the output to followups_today.csv. Use only the standard library.
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