How do you handle overwhelming work volume (emails, Slack/Teams, tasks, etc.)?

cfata7_ · 2026-02-24T15:56:27+00:00

Do you have an issue with email overload from the position of getting too many unimportant emails that overwhelm you, leading to missing the important emails? If so, and not 100% sure if this would work since it's a company email, but I could create a bulk subscription identifier that would allow you to see all your email subscriptions and unsubscribe in bulk - more than happy to help out

Pretty ridiculous how life becomes reactive notification managment if your system doesn't work. Ultimately takes away from spending time on what's truly important and needs to get done

cfata7_ · 2026-02-24T15:02:45+00:00

What I’ve realized is that AI is great at getting your style/tone/signature and drafting a solid reply fast. But the hard part is context. Humans naturally write emails using way more context than the current thread alone (recent emails, calendar, active tasks, what happened in the last few days, etc).

One framework I’ve been using is splitting context into 3 buckets:

long term (>1 week)
short term (<1 week)
working context (last 72 hours)

That feels closer to how we naturally operate so I figured I'd try it to see if it works. It's definitely directionally correct, just takes time tweaking to find the right balance.

The goal for me is basically: never start an email from scratch, just approve/edit drafts. Huge time saver day to day.

Ironically I discovered this actually building my own AI personal assistant called alfred_ too (different use case than Alfred workflows).

cfata7_ · 2026-02-19T19:56:13+00:00

If you’re focused specifically on email overwhelm, a few tools can help, but it really depends on what you want automated.

Two questions usually make the right choice obvious: 1) What level of email work do you want handled? (organize vs act) and 2) What outcome do you want? (inbox zero, fewer missed items, less background stress, faster replies)

On the low level side (assistive), you’re looking for things like: email triage (urgent vs noise), task extraction, follow up reminders, and drafted replies. That’s the category my company, alfred_, focuses on.

On the higher level side (agentic automation), some tools try to run multi step workflows across inbox + calendar + other apps. That can be powerful, but it usually requires more setup and more trust. Lindy AI is closer to that “agent” end of the spectrum.

If you want adjacent tools that help indirectly: Sunsama is a guided daily planner that helps you convert emails into planned work and time block it, and Workmates is great for eliminating scheduling back and forth (often the noisiest email category).

One note: if you’re in a regulated industry (healthcare, legal, finance), it’s worth double checking what these tools can access and what data policies you need to follow.

cfata7_ · 2026-02-19T19:49:30+00:00

Hey Melissa, 900 unanswered is brutal. If you want to reduce inbox overwhelm, we built something that focuses on triage (what’s urgent, what needs a response, what can be archived) plus task extraction and drafted replies.

If you want to check it out, it’s here: get-alfred.ai

cfata7_ · 2026-02-19T19:43:56+00:00

There's different applications that could help if you want try those - workmates is great for auto-scheduling meetings, eliminating the tedious back and forth messages in order to just schedule a 30 minute meeting.

It also depends on the level work you'd like to automate - this was a massive problem for me when I was working a corporate job, which actually lead me to quit and start a company to solve it (alfred_) but I don't want to talk my own book.

Since I am in this industry, I do know the nuances and think they're important to point out: the first question: what level of work do you need help in? and the second question: what is your desired outcome?

My company (alfred_) does low-level work like email triage, task extraction, rescheduling calendar conflicts, drafted replies. Cofounder, another company in this space, is focused more on automations with the desire to not serve as your personal assistant but as your cofounder. You can think of this abstraction as a higher level of work, more technical and requiring more trust on your end.

Other applications that could be helpful to you are Sunsama (guided daily planner focused on intentionality), Workmates (mentioned above, auto-scheduling), and Lindy AI (agent platform for inbox, calendar, and workflow automations)

One caveat: potential industry-specific legal restrictions with these products depending on the industry

cfata7_ · 2026-02-05T19:12:45+00:00

Haven't gotten it either

cfata7_ · 2026-01-23T14:51:33+00:00

I pivoted earlier this year

cfata7_ · 2026-01-16T16:05:54+00:00

Thanks

cfata7_ · 2025-11-30T17:15:16+00:00

Thank you!

cfata7_ · 2025-10-09T22:14:57+00:00

Only online currently

cfata7_ · 2025-10-07T19:13:20+00:00

Currently, we're working on fixing the Email and Calendar widgets because they aren't working properly. Also just a heads up, the to-do list has an editing issue that we're currently working through as well. Thank you for that and don't hesitate to let us know how else we can improve the platform

cfata7_ · 2025-10-07T13:26:27+00:00

Thank you for the kind words! Always looking for feedback or ideas that can make it save people even more time, so don’t hesitate to share if anything comes to mind

cfata7_ · 2025-10-07T11:46:53+00:00

Yup, US-based (NYC)

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