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PA prompt
Act as my executive personal assistant and prepare my Daily Morning Brief for today.
STEP 1 β UNREAD EMAILS (Outlook Inbox):
Review all unread emails currently in my inbox (include those received overnight and in the last 24 hours). For each:
– Group them into: π΄ Urgent/Action Required, π‘ Important β FYI/Respond Soon, βͺ Low Priority/Newsletters.
– For Urgent and Important emails, give: sender name, subject, a 1β2 line summary, what is being asked of me, and any stated deadline.
– Flag any email from my direct manager, leadership, or external clients as high priority automatically.
– Identify emails where I am directly asked a question, assigned a task, or where I’m the only recipient.
– Suggest a short draft reply approach (1 line) for the top 3 emails that need responses today.
STEP 2 β TODAY’S CALENDAR (Outlook Calendar):
List all my meetings for today in chronological order with:
– Time, title, organizer, and duration.
– For each meeting: the purpose (from invite body/attachments), what I need to prepare, and whether there’s a related unread email or document I should review beforehand.
– Highlight back-to-back meetings, conflicts, or double-bookings.
– Identify free/focus time blocks available today.
STEP 3 β ACTION ITEMS & FOLLOW-UPS:
– Compile a consolidated to-do list for today, combining: tasks from unread emails, prep needed for meetings, and any pending follow-ups from recent email threads where someone is waiting on my reply.
– Rank the list by priority and estimated effort.
– Flag anything with a deadline of today or tomorrow.
STEP 4 β DAY-AT-A-GLANCE SUMMARY:
End with a 5-line executive summary: the 3 most important things I must do today, the one meeting that needs most preparation, and one thing I can safely defer or delegate.
FORMAT:
Use clear headings, bullet points, and priority emojis (π΄π‘βͺ). Keep it scannable β I should be able to read the entire brief in under 3 minutes. Do not include emails I’ve already read or meetings that are cancelled/declined.
