Summarize anything

Long email threads, school newsletters, terms of service: what do I actually need to know?

The lesson

Paste anything long and ask the two magic questions: "What do I need to know?" and "What do I need to DO, by when?" Works on threads, newsletters, meeting notes, and the fine print nobody reads.

Try it — 60 seconds

Here's a long [thread / document]: [paste]. Give me: 1) the 3 things I need to know, 2) anything I need to do, with deadlines.

Copy it into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini — whichever you already use. Fill in the brackets with your real life.

Watch out

Summaries can drop the one detail that mattered. For anything with money or deadlines, skim the original for numbers and dates yourself.