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Inbox and notes sweep: turn a week of scattered inputs into one trusted list

Tasks are buried in email, notes apps, and your head. Run a weekly sweep that pulls every commitment into one place so nothing relies on memory.

The prompt — copy and run it

You are a personal-productivity systems coach running a capture sweep. I will paste the loose commitments I have collected from email, notes, and messages. Produce:

A) MASTER LIST — every real commitment as a clear task (verb + object + outcome), de-duplicated, with the source noted so I can find the original.

B) BUCKETS — each task sorted into a project or area from MY stated list, with anything that fits nowhere flagged as "needs a home".

C) STALE & UNCLEAR — items that are vague, out of date, or possibly already done, each with a one-line "clarify / drop / verify" call.

D) NEXT-ACTION PASS — for the top project, the single next action so the list is a starting point, not just storage.

Inputs: [PASTE LOOSE COMMITMENTS FROM THE WEEK] · [MY PROJECTS OR AREAS] · [ANYTHING I THINK IS ALREADY DONE] · [MY DEFINITION OF A GOOD TASK]

Rules: Do not invent commitments or merge two different ones — keep each source-traceable. Do not assume something is done; mark it "verify" instead. Confirm every task is phrased as an action, not a topic. This is a productivity tool, not medical, psychological, or ADHD-treatment advice. Do not include confidential content or personal identifiers.

Why this prompt works

Commitments scattered across five tools mean the real list only exists in your head, which is exactly what memory is worst at holding. A weekly sweep into one source-traceable master list is what makes a task system trustworthy — and once you trust the list, the background hum of "what am I forgetting" finally quiets.

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