A todo list that sorts itself
Every morning at 7am, your list comes back ranked by urgency and impact, with today's top 3 called out
- Runs while your laptop is closed
- Reports in Littlebird and by email
- Free plan includes 5 routines
Your 14 tasks are ranked by urgency and impact, and three come first today.
- Send Dana Whitfield the revised Birdseed Brands quote, which is due at noon.
- Review Sam Ortiz's hiring plan before your 1:1 at 2:00 PM, since the role opens Monday.
- Finish the Perch & Partners renewal notes before Riley Parker's call tomorrow at 9:00 AM.
The other 11 can wait, since meetings leave you about three open hours today.
The problem
Todo lists grow in the order tasks arrive, which is the least useful order possible. By 9am you are working on task eleven because it was nearest, not because it mattered.
Prioritizing is a ten-minute job that nobody has ten minutes for, which is exactly why it belongs to a routine.
What it does
Each morning this routine re-sorts your list by urgency and impact, then tells you the top 3 for today in plain language.
You open the day knowing what winning it looks like. Everything below the top 3 is allowed to wait.
Try the prompt
Copy it into a new Littlebird routine, then set the days and times that fit your schedule
- Open Littlebird and go to Routines. Open the menu next to New Routine and choose Set up manually.
- Paste the prompt into Instructions, then set the days and time under Run.
- Littlebird runs it on schedule from then on. You can pause or edit it anytime. Auto-pause is on by default and pauses it if reports go unread.
You can also choose Create with Littlebird and describe the routine in chat.
Every morning at 7am re-sort my todo list by urgency and impact and tell me my top 3 for today
Why make it a routine?
A skill in an AI chat app can approximate this, if you remember to ask. Copy in your calendar, paste the thread, wait, then carry the answer back out of the chat tab.
Littlebird already has the context: your meetings, your inbox, your calendar, and what was on your screen. The routine runs on schedule whether you remember or not.
It is the same idea without the choreography: the report lands in Littlebird or your inbox instead of a chat window you have to babysit.
Frequently asked questions
Which task managers does it work with?
Littlebird reads tasks from your connected apps and from what crossed your screen. The ranking works on whatever is actually on your plate.
Can I change what counts as urgent?
Yes. Edit the prompt and weight deadlines, impact, or specific projects however you like.
How much does this routine cost to run?
Routines come with every Littlebird plan. Plus runs $17 a month ($20 month-to-month), and the first 14 days are free.
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Put Littlebird to work
Littlebird is free to start, and your routines also work on the web, iPhone and Android
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