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Inbox Zero Email Triage Script

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Prompt

I have a backlog of emails I need to triage. For each email I list below, categorize it as one of:
- **ACTION** (I need to do something — include suggested action)
- **REPLY** (needs a response — suggest one sentence I could send)
- **DELEGATE** (someone else should handle — suggest who, given my role as [YOUR JOB TITLE])
- **READ LATER** (useful but not urgent)
- **DELETE / ARCHIVE** (no value)

My role: [YOUR JOB TITLE] at [COMPANY TYPE, e.g. 50-person SaaS startup]
My current top priority this week: [YOUR #1 PRIORITY]

Here are the emails (format: Subject | Sender | 1-line summary if you have it):
[PASTE EMAIL LIST]

Output as a table: Email # | Category | Suggested Action/Reply
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