Work
Inbox routine that stays quiet unless a customer is waiting
Hourly digests become noise you stop reading in a week.
What hurt
Tim Notes (@timwork_notes) tells every routine to stay quiet unless something actually needs you. Not affiliated with xAI.
What to install or create
Example: check inbox hourly, only ping if a customer is waiting—beats a digest you ignore.
Bots
No new bot. Follow the first-run steps.
Plugins
Gmail
Optional
Routines
None on the first run. Watch one manual pass first.
The prompt
This is a tip, not a pasteable system prompt. The author did not publish one. Follow the first-run steps.
First run
- 1Read https://x.com/timwork_notes/status/2109334331286274130 (credit @timwork_notes).
- 2Pick one noisy routine and rewrite its success condition as "ping only if…".
- 3Add: if nothing matches, say nothing.
- 4Run a week; count false pings and tighten the rule.
- 5Apply the same quiet line to your other routines.
Approval fence
Pings are alerts only; replies still need your yes.
What to tweak
Silence is a successful run.
Source
Tim Notes @timwork_notes · Original post
Not affiliated with xAI. We did not write this prompt. Third-party template terms still apply.
Pro pack
Inbox & calendar EA with its own email address
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