Seven days of deadlines, every morning
A daily flag of every deadline landing in the next week, across all your projects at once
- Runs while your laptop is closed
- Reports in Littlebird and by email
- Free plan includes 5 routines
You have five deadlines in the next seven days, and the first is tomorrow.
- Tomorrow: the Birdseed Brands launch assets are due to Dana Whitfield by 5:00 PM.
- Later this week: the Q4 budget draft is due Thursday, and the Perch & Partners renewal proposal is due Friday.
- Next Monday: the Tiny Nest Co. wireframes and the Sparrow & Sons contract review are both due.
The problem
Deadlines do not sneak up because they are hidden. They sneak up because they live in six different places and each one assumes you are watching it.
The project plan knows. The ticket knows. The calendar invite knows. The person responsible for all of them, you, finds out last.
What it does
Every morning, this routine collects every deadline due in the next 7 days across your projects and puts them in one list.
No more discovering Thursday's deadline on Thursday. The week arrives with its dates already attached.
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 flag any deadlines in the next 7 days across all my projects
Why make it a routine?
You could paste every project plan into a chat and ask what is due this week. Six sources, one paste each, every morning: the deadline you miss is the one in the tab you skipped.
This routine reads your calendar, your task list, and the due dates that crossed your screen on its own each morning, and merges the next 7 days into one list.
Thursday's deadline shows up on Monday, with the rest of the week attached.
Frequently asked questions
Which tools does it pull deadlines from?
Whatever you have connected: project boards, task lists, and calendar events with due dates.
Will it nag me about overdue items?
It focuses on the next 7 days. Overdue items show up in context, but the job is making sure nothing new surprises you.
Can I change the 7-day window?
Yes. Edit the number in the prompt, for example to 3 days or 14.
What is the pricing?
Plus is $17 a month ($20 month-to-month) after 14 days free. Pro and Team plans exist for heavier setups. This routine also runs on the free Basic plan, which includes 5 routines.
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