Use AI to turn a long email thread into a one-paragraph action summary in under 30 seconds.

1. Open the long email thread that's been going back and forth all week—the one with 15 replies, multiple people weighing in, and no clear conclusion. 2. Copy the entire thread (or just the last 8-10 messages if it's enormous) and paste it into ChatGPT or Claude. 3. Ask AI to summarize what's been decided, what still needs action, and who's responsible for what. Be specific that you want it short—one paragraph maximum. 4. Review the summary AI gives you. It'll pull out the key decisions, strip away the back-and-forth, and highlight any open questions or next steps. 5. Use that summary to respond to the thread, update your task list, or brief someone who wasn't included. You've just saved yourself 10 minutes of re-reading and note-taking. 6. Bonus: If you're the one who needs to update your team or manager, you now have a clean, ready-to-send summary without rewriting everything yourself.

February 20, 2026