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Email sneaks into every gap in your day. Five minutes between meetings turns into inbox triage. One quick reply turns into a thread you never wanted to start. Somehow, email becomes the work instead of supporting it.

What if your inbox stopped demanding constant attention and started organizing itself? This week focuses on AI tools that summarize, prioritize, and respond so email stops hijacking your focus.

Ever open your inbox and instantly feel behind?

What it is: An email client with built in AI for prioritization, summaries, and fast replies
How it helps: It surfaces what matters, summarizes long threads, and drafts responses so you stop scanning every message
Cost: Around $30 per month
Effort to learn: Medium
Takeaway: You process email faster without living inside your inbox

What if you could understand an entire email thread in seconds?

What it is: An AI powered email app built on Gmail
How it helps: It summarizes conversations, highlights action items, and groups related emails automatically
Cost: Free plan available. Paid plans start around $9 per month
Effort to learn: Low
Takeaway: Long threads stop stealing your time

How many emails do you send that say basically the same thing?

What it is: A collaborative email platform with built in AI drafting and shared inbox workflows
How it helps: It drafts replies using your past messages and shared templates so responses stay consistent and fast
Cost: Free plan available. Paid plans start around $14 per user per month
Effort to learn: Low to medium
Takeaway: Faster replies without rewriting the same emails every day

Email feels overwhelming when it controls your attention. These AI tools summarize, prioritize, and draft responses so your inbox supports your work instead of stealing your focus.

Next week: AI tools that clean up task lists so work actually gets finished

Keep hacking your workday - I’ll be back next week!

The Hack The Workday Team

Here’s to saving time - and your sanity at work.