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I closed my inbox. The AI interrupted me only three times.

He connected his Gmail to an AI task that watched every new email and was only allowed to interrupt him when a message needed action or came from family, with a draft reply ready. All afternoon it alerted him three times, for a bank message, a family email he answered from its draft, and a ticket itinerary change he needed to act on.

How it works

  1. Connects Gmail to an AI event triggered task
  2. Sets the rule that only emails needing action or from family should interrupt him, with a draft reply
  3. Closes Gmail for the afternoon
  4. The task alerts him three times and he acts on each, including sending a reply based on its draft

Why it’s worth knowing

It worked by staying quiet. Out of an afternoon of email, only three messages were worth his attention and the rest never reached him.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on techradar.com. See the original ↗

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