End the day knowing exactly what's still undone
Every action item from today's meetings in one list, with the ones you haven't touched flagged before tomorrow buries them
- Runs while your laptop is closed
- Reports in Littlebird and by email
- Free plan includes 5 routines
You finished four of today's six action items, and two are still open.
- Done: the revised quote for Riley Parker, which went out at 3:10 PM, and three smaller items from the standup.
- Still open: the onboarding checklist for Casey Reed and the vendor list for Sam Ortiz.
- Due soon: the checklist, since your 1:1 with Casey is at 9:30 AM tomorrow.
The problem
Action items die quietly. They get assigned at 2pm, buried under three more meetings by 4, and by tomorrow's standup you're reconstructing the day from memory and hoping nothing important fell through.
Managers and project managers feel this worst, because the items you drop are usually other people's blockers.
What it does
This routine runs every evening at 6pm. It goes through the meetings you had today, pulls out every action item that came up, and checks which ones show no sign of progress.
The output is a short end-of-day list: what got done, what's still open, and what's due soon. Close the loop tonight or hand it to tomorrow on purpose, not by accident.
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 evening at 6pm list all action items from today's meetings and flag which ones I haven't completed yet
Why make it a routine?
You can fake this with a chat skill and enough copy-paste. Most people keep it up for a week, then stop, because the copy-paste is the actual job.
A routine removes the choreography: the context is already there, the schedule is already set, and the output shows up where you need it.
And it is private by design: SOC 2 Type II, GDPR and CCPA aligned, and your data is never sold or used to train models.
Frequently asked questions
How does it know what's done?
It compares the action items from your meetings against your visible work: tasks checked off, emails sent, documents updated. Anything with no trace gets flagged as open.
What if I use a task app?
This routine reports in Littlebird. If you keep tasks in Todoist, the Action Item Sync routine lists each evening's items with due dates, ready to add.
How much does the evening review cost?
It works on the free Basic plan. If you run it alongside several other routines, Plus costs $17 per month on annual billing or $20 month to month, with 14 days free to try.
Will it interrupt my evening?
No. The report waits in Littlebird until you open it, and auto-pause pauses the routine if its reports go unread.
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