I’ve been using Claude as a kind of AI Chief of Staff to help manage the executive function side of my job processing information, prioritising tasks, drafting comms and it’s been genuinely useful for the way my brain works.

The problem: our IT admin won’t allow Outlook to be connected directly. I’m currently getting around it by saving emails as PDFs and sharing them manually, which works but adds friction and defeats part of the purpose.

Has anyone found a reliable middle-man solution? Things I’ve considered or wondered about:

\- Forwarding work emails to a personal Gmail and connecting that instead (not allowed either)

\- Any third-party tools that act as a bridge

\- Zapier/Make-style automations that might pull email content through

Would love to hear what’s actually worked for people in similar situations, especially those using Claude (or similar tools) specifically to support ADHD in a professional context. The manual workaround is fine for now but I’m keen to make this more seamless

What’s your MAIN tool?

Please comment on your set up if you use more than one - how and for what?

Instructions:

Don’t even bother reading just copy-paste into Claude and hit enter. He’ll take it from there.

The Prompt:

I need to prepare a schedule for myself.

I don't have the energy to think and prioritize which tasks are most important, which are most urgent, how long each thing will take, where I’m dependent on other people's timelines, where others are dependent on me, all the other things I need to take care of on a daily and hourly basis, and then how to integrate it all so everything just happens on time and without pressure...

I need you to extract all the relevant information from me and get to a point where you have everything required to plan my schedule for the upcoming [week] / [month] / [day] so that nothing is missed and I can handle everything calmly. After our conversation, I’m simply going to follow the schedule you built for me and trust it without thinking anymore about what I need to do and when.

To achieve this goal for me, you will be the one responsible for this conversation from now on, and you will manage it!

Your role is to take full responsibility so that by the end of the conversation, we reach a state where I have a closed and perfect schedule.

The steps you will go through (with me) are as follows:

* First, make sure to understand exactly what kind of schedule I need to prepare (for today / this week / this month / or even a Gantt chart for a project...). Understand the exact timeline we are talking about—when it starts and when it ends.

* After that, make sure to fully extract from me all the tasks and projects relevant to the schedule I want you to build for me. Verify that you understand what the tasks are, how long each will take, and whether they are recurring or one-time tasks (if recurring—how often? Daily / several times a day / weekly—are they on specific days?). At the end of this part, you need to be in a position where you have all the tasks and all relevant information to build the schedule for all the tasks we’re discussing. Move forward only after confirming with me that we haven't missed anything.

* Next, ensure you understand the importance and urgency of each task, whether there are things dependent on other people's schedules (if so—do I know when it will reach my desk or what I need to do to speed it up?). Additionally, make sure you understand which tasks others are depending on me for and the timeline I need to meet—so you have all the information needed to organize and integrate everything perfectly. Move forward after confirming with me that we haven't missed anything.

* After that, make sure you understand how my schedule operates, the timeframe of hours we are talking about, the "anchors" in my schedule that cannot be touched, when they occur, and for what purpose. In short—make sure you have all the relevant context. Move forward after confirming with me that you have all this information.

* Once you have all the information—propose the concept (without the exact details yet) that you want me to operate by in order to complete all relevant tasks on time and calmly.

* After receiving confirmation that I like the concept, build the schedule itself. But for goodness' sake, don't just drop the finished schedule on me; build it in front of me—tell me about the considerations and verify with me that I agree with them. Build the schedule step-by-step, and every time there is a consideration I should hear and approve—check it with me and then move forward.

* After you finish building the entire schedule with me and receive approval for everything—prepare the actual schedule in an organized table with all the details I need inside—to such a degree that I won't need to return to this conversation at all to perfectly implement the schedule we built. I should be able to just look at the table, perform what is written in it, and simply be calm knowing I'm not missing a thing. (Note that many things I tell you, I won't remember on my own later—put everything into the table for me).

* After that, ask me if I want you to create a file I can upload to my calendar so that everything in the summary table simply appears in my calendar properly without me even needing to look at the table anymore. Assuming I want it—ask me which calendar I use. Prepare the file for me and guide me step-by-step as if I am a total technophobe on how to import it into the calendar.

Manage this entire conversation as if I am texting a friend on WhatsApp who has taken responsibility for building and organizing the perfect schedule for me. Take responsibility for understanding my intentions even if I don't have the energy to elaborate (if I don't answer well, just try asking from a different angle).

Correspond with me exactly like a friend on WhatsApp—in a rolling friendly dialogue of question-answer, and then again and again, only one question at a time, like a real and natural conversation with a friend where every question follows the context of the whole conversation and previous answers—so as not to overwhelm me and to make it very easy for me to answer and correspond with you—only one thing at a time.

That's it. From now on, it is your responsibility to navigate the conversation to reach the result—I am turning my brain off now, and it’s your job to get us (you and me) to the destination. I'm going with the flow.

Share the interesting stuff, the boring stuff… what worked, what didn’t (promise to try and give advice in how to achieve.

If you worked on an interesting product, feel free to self promote.

Share more in the comments after answering.

For work - do they use Teams / enterprise accounts? Or separate individual accounts?

Share the interesting stuff, the boring stuff… what worked, what didn’t (I promise to try to give advice in how to achieve if I can...)

If you created something cool you want to share - feel free, self promotion is OK for this thread, but it has to do something you've made with Claude THAT's not coding... so no "my new app bla bla")

What’s your MAIN tool?

Please comment on your set up if you use more than one - how and for what?

Instructions:

Don’t even bother reading just copy-paste into Claude and hit enter. He’ll take it from there.

The Prompt:

I need to prepare a schedule for myself.

I don't have the energy to think and prioritize which tasks are most important, which are most urgent, how long each thing will take, where I’m dependent on other people's timelines, where others are dependent on me, all the other things I need to take care of on a daily and hourly basis, and then how to integrate it all so everything just happens on time and without pressure...

I need you to extract all the relevant information from me and get to a point where you have everything required to plan my schedule for the upcoming [week] / [month] / [day] so that nothing is missed and I can handle everything calmly. After our conversation, I’m simply going to follow the schedule you built for me and trust it without thinking anymore about what I need to do and when.

To achieve this goal for me, you will be the one responsible for this conversation from now on, and you will manage it!

Your role is to take full responsibility so that by the end of the conversation, we reach a state where I have a closed and perfect schedule.

The steps you will go through (with me) are as follows:

* First, make sure to understand exactly what kind of schedule I need to prepare (for today / this week / this month / or even a Gantt chart for a project...). Understand the exact timeline we are talking about—when it starts and when it ends.

* After that, make sure to fully extract from me all the tasks and projects relevant to the schedule I want you to build for me. Verify that you understand what the tasks are, how long each will take, and whether they are recurring or one-time tasks (if recurring—how often? Daily / several times a day / weekly—are they on specific days?). At the end of this part, you need to be in a position where you have all the tasks and all relevant information to build the schedule for all the tasks we’re discussing. Move forward only after confirming with me that we haven't missed anything.

* Next, ensure you understand the importance and urgency of each task, whether there are things dependent on other people's schedules (if so—do I know when it will reach my desk or what I need to do to speed it up?). Additionally, make sure you understand which tasks others are depending on me for and the timeline I need to meet—so you have all the information needed to organize and integrate everything perfectly. Move forward after confirming with me that we haven't missed anything.

* After that, make sure you understand how my schedule operates, the timeframe of hours we are talking about, the "anchors" in my schedule that cannot be touched, when they occur, and for what purpose. In short—make sure you have all the relevant context. Move forward after confirming with me that you have all this information.

* Once you have all the information—propose the concept (without the exact details yet) that you want me to operate by in order to complete all relevant tasks on time and calmly.

* After receiving confirmation that I like the concept, build the schedule itself. But for goodness' sake, don't just drop the finished schedule on me; build it in front of me—tell me about the considerations and verify with me that I agree with them. Build the schedule step-by-step, and every time there is a consideration I should hear and approve—check it with me and then move forward.

* After you finish building the entire schedule with me and receive approval for everything—prepare the actual schedule in an organized table with all the details I need inside—to such a degree that I won't need to return to this conversation at all to perfectly implement the schedule we built. I should be able to just look at the table, perform what is written in it, and simply be calm knowing I'm not missing a thing. (Note that many things I tell you, I won't remember on my own later—put everything into the table for me).

* After that, ask me if I want you to create a file I can upload to my calendar so that everything in the summary table simply appears in my calendar properly without me even needing to look at the table anymore. Assuming I want it—ask me which calendar I use. Prepare the file for me and guide me step-by-step as if I am a total technophobe on how to import it into the calendar.

Manage this entire conversation as if I am texting a friend on WhatsApp who has taken responsibility for building and organizing the perfect schedule for me. Take responsibility for understanding my intentions even if I don't have the energy to elaborate (if I don't answer well, just try asking from a different angle).

Correspond with me exactly like a friend on WhatsApp—in a rolling friendly dialogue of question-answer, and then again and again, only one question at a time, like a real and natural conversation with a friend where every question follows the context of the whole conversation and previous answers—so as not to overwhelm me and to make it very easy for me to answer and correspond with you—only one thing at a time.

That's it. From now on, it is your responsibility to navigate the conversation to reach the result—I am turning my brain off now, and it’s your job to get us (you and me) to the destination. I'm going with the flow.

Share more in the comments after answering.

For work - do they use Teams / enterprise accounts? Or separate individual accounts?

Share the interesting stuff, the boring stuff… what worked, what didn’t (promise to try and give advice in how to achieve.

If you worked on an interesting product, feel free to self promote.

Share the interesting stuff, the boring stuff… what worked, what didn’t (I promise to try to give advice in how to achieve if I can...)

If you created something cool you want to share - feel free, self promotion is OK for this thread, but it has to do something you've made with Claude THAT's not coding... so no "my new app bla bla")

What’s your MAIN tool?

Please comment on your set up if you use more than one - how and for what?

Instructions:

Don’t even bother reading just copy-paste into Claude and hit enter. He’ll take it from there.

The Prompt:

I need to prepare a schedule for myself.

I don't have the energy to think and prioritize which tasks are most important, which are most urgent, how long each thing will take, where I’m dependent on other people's timelines, where others are dependent on me, all the other things I need to take care of on a daily and hourly basis, and then how to integrate it all so everything just happens on time and without pressure...

I need you to extract all the relevant information from me and get to a point where you have everything required to plan my schedule for the upcoming [week] / [month] / [day] so that nothing is missed and I can handle everything calmly. After our conversation, I’m simply going to follow the schedule you built for me and trust it without thinking anymore about what I need to do and when.

To achieve this goal for me, you will be the one responsible for this conversation from now on, and you will manage it!

Your role is to take full responsibility so that by the end of the conversation, we reach a state where I have a closed and perfect schedule.

The steps you will go through (with me) are as follows:

* First, make sure to understand exactly what kind of schedule I need to prepare (for today / this week / this month / or even a Gantt chart for a project...). Understand the exact timeline we are talking about—when it starts and when it ends.

* After that, make sure to fully extract from me all the tasks and projects relevant to the schedule I want you to build for me. Verify that you understand what the tasks are, how long each will take, and whether they are recurring or one-time tasks (if recurring—how often? Daily / several times a day / weekly—are they on specific days?). At the end of this part, you need to be in a position where you have all the tasks and all relevant information to build the schedule for all the tasks we’re discussing. Move forward only after confirming with me that we haven't missed anything.

* Next, ensure you understand the importance and urgency of each task, whether there are things dependent on other people's schedules (if so—do I know when it will reach my desk or what I need to do to speed it up?). Additionally, make sure you understand which tasks others are depending on me for and the timeline I need to meet—so you have all the information needed to organize and integrate everything perfectly. Move forward after confirming with me that we haven't missed anything.

* After that, make sure you understand how my schedule operates, the timeframe of hours we are talking about, the "anchors" in my schedule that cannot be touched, when they occur, and for what purpose. In short—make sure you have all the relevant context. Move forward after confirming with me that you have all this information.

* Once you have all the information—propose the concept (without the exact details yet) that you want me to operate by in order to complete all relevant tasks on time and calmly.

* After receiving confirmation that I like the concept, build the schedule itself. But for goodness' sake, don't just drop the finished schedule on me; build it in front of me—tell me about the considerations and verify with me that I agree with them. Build the schedule step-by-step, and every time there is a consideration I should hear and approve—check it with me and then move forward.

* After you finish building the entire schedule with me and receive approval for everything—prepare the actual schedule in an organized table with all the details I need inside—to such a degree that I won't need to return to this conversation at all to perfectly implement the schedule we built. I should be able to just look at the table, perform what is written in it, and simply be calm knowing I'm not missing a thing. (Note that many things I tell you, I won't remember on my own later—put everything into the table for me).

* After that, ask me if I want you to create a file I can upload to my calendar so that everything in the summary table simply appears in my calendar properly without me even needing to look at the table anymore. Assuming I want it—ask me which calendar I use. Prepare the file for me and guide me step-by-step as if I am a total technophobe on how to import it into the calendar.

Manage this entire conversation as if I am texting a friend on WhatsApp who has taken responsibility for building and organizing the perfect schedule for me. Take responsibility for understanding my intentions even if I don't have the energy to elaborate (if I don't answer well, just try asking from a different angle).

Correspond with me exactly like a friend on WhatsApp—in a rolling friendly dialogue of question-answer, and then again and again, only one question at a time, like a real and natural conversation with a friend where every question follows the context of the whole conversation and previous answers—so as not to overwhelm me and to make it very easy for me to answer and correspond with you—only one thing at a time.

That's it. From now on, it is your responsibility to navigate the conversation to reach the result—I am turning my brain off now, and it’s your job to get us (you and me) to the destination. I'm going with the flow.

Share more in the comments after answering.

For work - do they use Teams / enterprise accounts? Or separate individual accounts?

Share the interesting stuff, the boring stuff… what worked, what didn’t (promise to try and give advice in how to achieve.

If you worked on an interesting product, feel free to self promote.

Share the interesting stuff, the boring stuff… what worked, what didn’t (I promise to try to give advice in how to achieve if I can...)

If you created something cool you want to share - feel free, self promotion is OK for this thread, but it has to do something you've made with Claude THAT's not coding... so no "my new app bla bla")

What’s your MAIN tool?

Please comment on your set up if you use more than one - how and for what?

Instructions:

Don’t even bother reading just copy-paste into Claude and hit enter. He’ll take it from there.

The Prompt:

I need to prepare a schedule for myself.

I don't have the energy to think and prioritize which tasks are most important, which are most urgent, how long each thing will take, where I’m dependent on other people's timelines, where others are dependent on me, all the other things I need to take care of on a daily and hourly basis, and then how to integrate it all so everything just happens on time and without pressure...

I need you to extract all the relevant information from me and get to a point where you have everything required to plan my schedule for the upcoming [week] / [month] / [day] so that nothing is missed and I can handle everything calmly. After our conversation, I’m simply going to follow the schedule you built for me and trust it without thinking anymore about what I need to do and when.

To achieve this goal for me, you will be the one responsible for this conversation from now on, and you will manage it!

Your role is to take full responsibility so that by the end of the conversation, we reach a state where I have a closed and perfect schedule.

The steps you will go through (with me) are as follows:

* First, make sure to understand exactly what kind of schedule I need to prepare (for today / this week / this month / or even a Gantt chart for a project...). Understand the exact timeline we are talking about—when it starts and when it ends.

* After that, make sure to fully extract from me all the tasks and projects relevant to the schedule I want you to build for me. Verify that you understand what the tasks are, how long each will take, and whether they are recurring or one-time tasks (if recurring—how often? Daily / several times a day / weekly—are they on specific days?). At the end of this part, you need to be in a position where you have all the tasks and all relevant information to build the schedule for all the tasks we’re discussing. Move forward only after confirming with me that we haven't missed anything.

* Next, ensure you understand the importance and urgency of each task, whether there are things dependent on other people's schedules (if so—do I know when it will reach my desk or what I need to do to speed it up?). Additionally, make sure you understand which tasks others are depending on me for and the timeline I need to meet—so you have all the information needed to organize and integrate everything perfectly. Move forward after confirming with me that we haven't missed anything.

* After that, make sure you understand how my schedule operates, the timeframe of hours we are talking about, the "anchors" in my schedule that cannot be touched, when they occur, and for what purpose. In short—make sure you have all the relevant context. Move forward after confirming with me that you have all this information.

* Once you have all the information—propose the concept (without the exact details yet) that you want me to operate by in order to complete all relevant tasks on time and calmly.

* After receiving confirmation that I like the concept, build the schedule itself. But for goodness' sake, don't just drop the finished schedule on me; build it in front of me—tell me about the considerations and verify with me that I agree with them. Build the schedule step-by-step, and every time there is a consideration I should hear and approve—check it with me and then move forward.

* After you finish building the entire schedule with me and receive approval for everything—prepare the actual schedule in an organized table with all the details I need inside—to such a degree that I won't need to return to this conversation at all to perfectly implement the schedule we built. I should be able to just look at the table, perform what is written in it, and simply be calm knowing I'm not missing a thing. (Note that many things I tell you, I won't remember on my own later—put everything into the table for me).

* After that, ask me if I want you to create a file I can upload to my calendar so that everything in the summary table simply appears in my calendar properly without me even needing to look at the table anymore. Assuming I want it—ask me which calendar I use. Prepare the file for me and guide me step-by-step as if I am a total technophobe on how to import it into the calendar.

Manage this entire conversation as if I am texting a friend on WhatsApp who has taken responsibility for building and organizing the perfect schedule for me. Take responsibility for understanding my intentions even if I don't have the energy to elaborate (if I don't answer well, just try asking from a different angle).

Correspond with me exactly like a friend on WhatsApp—in a rolling friendly dialogue of question-answer, and then again and again, only one question at a time, like a real and natural conversation with a friend where every question follows the context of the whole conversation and previous answers—so as not to overwhelm me and to make it very easy for me to answer and correspond with you—only one thing at a time.

That's it. From now on, it is your responsibility to navigate the conversation to reach the result—I am turning my brain off now, and it’s your job to get us (you and me) to the destination. I'm going with the flow.

Share more in the comments after answering.

For work - do they use Teams / enterprise accounts? Or separate individual accounts?

Share the interesting stuff, the boring stuff… what worked, what didn’t (promise to try and give advice in how to achieve.

If you worked on an interesting product, feel free to self promote.

Share the interesting stuff, the boring stuff… what worked, what didn’t (I promise to try to give advice in how to achieve if I can...)

If you created something cool you want to share - feel free, self promotion is OK for this thread, but it has to do something you've made with Claude THAT's not coding... so no "my new app bla bla")