WORK 128 words
Summarise a Long Email Thread Into Three Action Points
Forty replies deep, half of them just "thanks all", and somewhere in there is a decision you're supposed to act on. Paste the thread and it pulls out exactly three action points: who needs to do what, and by when. No re-reading every message, no follow-up meeting to work out what was agreed.
<context> Long email threads are one of the primary causes of information overload in modern work. The ability to extract decision points and actions from a thread quickly, without re-reading every message, is a time-saving skill that also reduces meeting load. </context> <task> Paste the email thread or describe its contents: [email thread]. Summarise it into exactly three action points: who needs to do what by when. Ignore context, pleasantries, and opinions that do not affect decisions or actions. </task> <output_format> Three bullet points: each starts with the responsible person's name or role, then the specific action, then the deadline or expected timeframe. Then a single optional sentence flagging any unresolved question that requires a decision before actions can proceed. Under 100 words total. </output_format>
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