Playbook · Every day
Daily briefing
Start the day knowing what's on, what's waiting for an answer and what changed overnight.
Google Calendar
Gmail
SlackA good morning briefing answers three questions before you open a single app: where you need to be, who's waiting on you, and what you missed.
What you’ll get
A short briefing: today's meetings, what's waiting for your answer, and what changed overnight.
Example output
Tuesday — Today: 10:00 design review, 14:00 Acme call. Waiting on you: Dana asked for the Q3 numbers (email). Overnight: #launch moved the date to Friday.
The method
4 steps- 1See today.
List today's meetings with their times and who's in each, and flag any that overlap.
Google Calendar - 2Find what's waiting for you.
Look for email from the last day that asks you something or names you, and that you haven't answered.
Gmail - 3Catch up on Slack.
Find direct messages and mentions since yesterday evening, and threads you're in that moved on.
Slack - 4Write the briefing.
Today first, then what needs your answer (most urgent at the top, with links), then what changed. Keep it to what fits on one screen.
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