The week's reading, kept
A weekly compile of what you read that is worth remembering, before the tabs close and it all evaporates
- Runs while your laptop is closed
- Reports in Littlebird and by email
- Free plan includes 5 routines
You read 23 articles this week, and three are worth keeping.
- An essay on project pricing: fixed fees work best when the scope fits on one page. You returned to it twice.
- A report on email: most readers judge a message by its first two lines.
- A study on meetings: agendas shared a day early cut meeting length by 20 minutes.
The list stays in Littlebird, where you can search it later.
The problem
You read twenty useful things a week and retain three. The rest dissolve into 'I saw something about that', the least useful sentence in any meeting.
Bookmarks are where good intentions go to be forgotten. A weekly compile is the difference between having read something and having it.
What it does
Every week, this routine compiles what you actually read into a short list of the pieces worth keeping, with the takeaway attached to each.
Friday-you gets a record. Future-you gets a searchable memory of what mattered, instead of a browser history.
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 Friday compile everything I read this week that's worth remembering with key takeaways
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
Does it judge what is worth keeping?
It weighs time spent and returns to the page. You can refine it in the report's follow-up chat. It is a draft, not a verdict.
Where does the list live?
In your Littlebird, searchable next to everything else it remembers about your work.
What is Littlebird's privacy stance?
Simple: your data is yours. It is never sold, and the service is SOC 2 Type II, GDPR and CCPA aligned.
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