The four heights
The same task, four distances: today's deadline, the next reviewer, the stuck moment, the pattern.
Execute — do the immediate task
+I need this back on my radar. Mark the email from Nina Patel titled 'Approval still pending' as…
Execute — do the immediate task
+I need this back on my radar. Mark the email from Nina Patel titled 'Approval still pending' as unread so it stays bold in my inbox, and put it at the top of today's inbox view before 11:00 so I remember to chase the signature.
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Improve — make it easier to accept
+Before I mark it unread, make the reason for returning it to unread visible. Add a short note at…
Improve — make it easier to accept
+Before I mark it unread, make the reason for returning it to unread visible. Add a short note at the top of the thread: what is missing (signature from legal), who must act (Liam in legal), and the deadline I want to enforce, so making it unread communicates urgency and next steps.
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Decide — diagnose the stuck moment
+I just marked Nina Patel's message unread because the contract needs a legal signature, but I'm…
Decide — diagnose the stuck moment
+I set an email to unread but I'm not sure it will trigger action
I just marked Nina Patel's message unread because the contract needs a legal signature, but I'm worried that making it unread is invisible to the approver. I don't know whether to CC Liam or send a separate nudge. What's the fastest, least annoying way to ensure legal sees it this afternoon?
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Become — change the pattern
+I habitually mark emails unread to make them feel urgent, but my backlog keeps growing and nothing…
Become — change the pattern
+I abuse unread to pretend tasks are active
I habitually mark emails unread to make them feel urgent, but my backlog keeps growing and nothing gets done. What simple rule can I adopt so unread is only for items I will act on within 48 hours?
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Other email and calendar work people do in Microsoft Outlook.
Every task here came from the work, not from a feature list — which is why the prompts name what you want done and never the button that does it. The tool changes; the work does not.
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