Every morning, I used to start by checking four different apps: calendar, email, texts, weather. Each one demanded attention. Each one had its own cognitive load. So I built something different.
The Daily Rundown pulls everything together - calendar events for the week, unread emails across multiple accounts, unread text messages, current weather, and my task lists - then hands it all to Claude with one instruction: "Tell me what actually matters today."
What comes back isn't just a list. It's synthesis. The AI identifies VIP messages from my bishop or staff that need immediate attention. It flags emails mentioning sacramental emergencies - someone dying, a funeral request, a hospital visit. It spots scheduling conflicts I missed. And when someone asks to meet, it suggests three specific time slots from my actual availability.
The whole thing runs automatically at 6am on the days I work. By the time I'm drinking coffee, I already know what the day holds - not because I checked four apps, but because the assistant did it for me and told me what matters.
That's the shift I'm discovering with AI assistants: they're not just tools that respond to commands. They can be proactive. They can synthesize. They can know your context and apply judgment. The Daily Rundown is just one example, but it's changed how I start every day.