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Batch-process a backlog of unread articles into a decision list
I have a backlog of saved articles/links I never got to, here are the titles and one-line summaries: article_backlog. My current priorities are: current_priorities.
Sort the whole backlog into exactly four buckets: Read This Week (directly relevant to a current priority, genuinely worth the time), Skim Only (extract the key takeaway from the title/summary alone rather than reading in full, and write that takeaway for me), Archive for Reference (not urgent but might matter later, tag with a topic), and Delete (no longer relevant, say why). For every Skim Only item, actually write the 1-2 sentence takeaway you'd expect based on the summary given, so I get value without reading it. Be decisive, don't put more than 3 items in Read This Week or the exercise defeats its purpose.