Keep every promise you make in meetings

Commitments you made this week, checked against reality every Friday -- before someone has to ask you twice.

'I'll send that over tomorrow.' 'We'll have an answer by Friday.' Meetings generate promises faster than any to-do list can catch, and the ones you make out loud are the easiest to forget -- because only the other person is tracking them.

For managers and founders, a dropped promise costs trust that takes months to rebuild.

THE ROUTINE

What it does

This routine runs every Friday. It goes through the week's meetings, extracts the commitments you made, and checks each one against what actually happened -- the email that went out, the document that shipped, the message that never did.

You get a scorecard: promises kept, promises in progress, and promises that need a rescue note before the weekend.

THE PROMPT

Try the prompt

Copy this prompt into a new Littlebird routine. Edit the days and times to fit your schedule.

COPY THIS PROMPT
Every Friday check all promises and commitments I made in meetings this week and flag what's still outstanding
THE SETUP

Set it up in three steps

  1. Open Littlebird and go to Routines, then create a new routine.
  2. Paste the prompt above. Adjust the days and times to fit your schedule.
  3. Littlebird runs it on schedule from then on. Pause or edit it anytime with auto-pause.
VS. CHAT SKILLS

Why not just use a skill?

A Claude skill or a ChatGPT skill 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.

Same idea, no choreography. The output lands in your Gmail or your task list instead of a chat window you have to babysit.

FAQ

Does it track other people's promises too?

It's tuned to yours -- the things you said you'd do. If you want to track what others owe you, that works too: just say so in the prompt.

What counts as a promise?

Explicit commitments: 'I'll send,' 'we'll decide,' 'I'll intro you.' Vague maybes are left alone unless you ask for them.

How much does promise tracking cost?

It runs on Basic, which is free. Plus costs $17 per month on an annual plan or $20 monthly, with 14 days to try it first.

Can I run it more than weekly?

Yes. Some people run it Wednesday and Friday so nothing ages past a few days.

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