[N] unread messages going
back [how long]. Triage plan:
declare bankruptcy on
anything older than a chosen
date, then four folders and
one rule each.

Get the Inbox Under Control

Starts by writing off the old ones, which is the only way through.

Prompt

My inbox has [number] unread messages going back [how long]. Give me a triage plan that starts by declaring bankruptcy on anything older than a chosen date, then four folders and one rule each for everything after it.