Come back from time off caught up on your inbox in minutes
Two hundred unread emails turn into a short list of what's due, who's waiting and what changed while you were gone.
A sketch of what you'll get back.
Your prompt
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The prompt that gets copied
I've been away from work from [DATES AWAY, e.g. Oct 6 to Oct 13]. Look through my email from that time and help me plan my first day back. 1. List anything with a deadline in the next 7 days, soonest first, with who asked. 2. List clients or people who are waiting on a reply from me, and how long they've waited. 3. Summarize any decisions or changes that were made without me, in one line each. 4. Tell me what I can safely ignore or archive. Then suggest the order I should tackle things in, and draft a short, friendly reply for the person who's waited longest.
Open Gmail's AI Inbox after a break to see suggested to-dos, deadlines and short catch-up summaries of your important threads, then plan your first day back.
Step by step
- Open AI Inbox from the Gmail menu on desktop or in the mobile app.
- Read Topics to catch up on, then check the Suggested to-dos and their deadlines.
- Paste the prompt below into Gemini in Gmail, or into Gemini with Gmail connected.
- Block time on your calendar for the top three items before you open anything else.
What you'll get
A ranked list of deadlines, people waiting, decisions you missed and what to archive, plus a first reply ready to send.
AI Inbox needs a paid Workspace Business or Enterprise plan and US English. Rolling out from October 12, 2026.
- Made for
- Consultants, Coaches, Small business owners
- Works in
- Gmail, Gemini
