Session 3 · Task · changes asked for
Triage a week of email.
Johnnie asked for one change on Friday: show him the rule you’d give a colleague.
The brief
Worth 4 hours. They counted when you first handed in, so you’re already on 38½ hours. 38½ of 90
Take one real week of your inbox. Ask your AI assistant to sort it into four groups: act today, reply this week, read later, ignore.
Write down the rules you gave it, then check its sorting by hand. Hand in what you did and what you learned.
What to hand in
- How many emails, from which week
- The rules you gave the assistant
- What it got wrong, and what you changed
Johnnie’s note
Johnnie · Friday 29 January, 11:20amchanges asked for
Good sorting, Priya: your “act today” pile is exactly right. One change before I accept it.
The one change: Show me the rule you’d give a colleague, not just the sorted list.
Write it so someone else could sort your inbox tomorrow without asking you.
Your first hand-in, Tuesday 26 January
- What I did
- Gave the assistant four groups and sorted 212 emails from the week of 18 January. Checked every “act today” by hand and moved three.
- My reflection
- It put two complaints into “read later” because they were politely worded. Checking by hand caught them. Next time I’d tell it that tone isn’t urgency.
- File
- triage-sorted-week.xlsx
Kept as it was. Your next hand-in is added alongside it, never over it.
Help with this task
- Guide: Writing sorting rules an AI can followKnowledge base · 6 minute read
- Guide: Checking the AI’s work in ten minutesKnowledge base · 4 minute read
- Worked example: A practice manager’s Monday inboxPractice site · the rule she wrote, and what it sorted
Ask the AI coach about this task
It has read the brief and Johnnie’s note. It won’t write the hand-in for you.
Try: “How do I turn my sorted list into a rule someone else could follow?”
Hand in again
A new hand-in. Your first one stays as it is.
What you changed since your first hand-in.
At least 150 characters, about two sentences. What worked, what didn’t, what you’d change.
116 characters so far · 34 more to go
A shared document, a screenshot, anything that shows the work.
Your 4 hours already count. Johnnie will accept it or ask again, usually within two working days.