Daily Workflow Skill

Structured workflows for morning planning, midday check-ins, and evening shutdowns.

Morning Routine (5-10 minutes)

Automated Steps

1. Create today's daily note (if not exists)
2. Pull incomplete tasks from yesterday
3. Review weekly goals for today's priority
4. Surface any calendar events or deadlines

Interactive Prompts

• "What's your ONE thing for today?"
• "What might get in the way?"
• "How do you want to feel at end of day?"

Morning Checklist

• Daily note created
• Yesterday's incomplete tasks reviewed
• ONE priority identified
• Time blocks set
• Potential obstacles identified

Midday Check-in (2-3 minutes)

Quick Review

1. Check morning task completion
2. Compare actual vs planned time use
3. Assess energy level
4. Identify afternoon priorities

Adjustments

• Reschedule incomplete morning tasks
• Add urgent items that emerged
• Reorder by current energy level
• Note any blockers

Midday Questions

• "How's your energy right now?"
• "What's the most important thing for this afternoon?"
• "What can you let go of today?"

Evening Shutdown (5 minutes)

Capture

1. Mark completed tasks with [x]
2. Add notes and learnings
3. Log energy levels (1-10)
4. Record gratitude items

Reflect

• What went well today?
• What could be better?
• What did I learn?
• What am I grateful for?

Prepare

1. Identify tomorrow's priority (preview)
2. Move incomplete tasks to tomorrow or delete
3. Commit changes to git (/push)

Shutdown Checklist

• All tasks updated (done/moved/deleted)
• Reflection completed
• Tomorrow's priority identified
• Changes committed

Daily Note Sections

Standard daily note structure:

# {{date}}

## Focus
> What's the ONE thing that would make today successful?

## Time Blocks
- 🌅 Morning (9-12):
- ☀️ Afternoon (12-5):
- 🌙 Evening (5+):

## Tasks
### Must Do Today
- [ ]

### Work
- [ ]

### Personal
- [ ]

## Notes
[Capture thoughts, meeting notes, ideas]

## Reflection
- **Wins:**
- **Challenges:**
- **Learned:**
- **Grateful for:**
- **Energy:** /10
- **Tomorrow's priority:**

Time Block Strategies

Energy-Based

• High energy tasks in morning
• Administrative work after lunch
• Creative work when naturally alert

Context-Based

• Batch similar tasks together
• Minimize context switching
• Protect deep work blocks

Integration

Works with:

• /daily command for note creation
• /push command for end-of-day commit
• Productivity Coach for accountability
• Goal Tracking skill for alignment