Routines
Routines are scheduled messages your companion sends automatically at set times. They’re how BlinkLife stays in sync with your day without you having to ask.
Go to Routines in the sidebar (under Pulse) to see and manage your active routines.
Built-in routines
Every BlinkLife account comes with these routines enabled by default:
Morning Briefing
When: Every day at 7 AM (your local timezone)
Starts your day with a personalised summary — tasks due today, overdue items, upcoming calendar events, pending emails, and your active goals. See Your Daily Briefing for more on what’s included.
Daily Diary
When: Every day at 1 AM (after midnight)
A narrative reflection on yesterday, written overnight by your companion. It summarises what you did, what was notable, and any patterns it noticed. You’ll find it waiting in Chat each morning.
Nightly Reflection
When: Every day at 10 PM
A prompt to wind down and reflect on the day before you sleep. Your companion asks about what went well, what you’d do differently, and what’s on your mind.
Weekly Summary
When: Every Sunday at 6 PM
A weekly review covering the past seven days — tasks completed, goals progressed, and themes your companion noticed across your conversations and notes.
Before Your Meeting
When: 15 minutes before each calendar event (requires Google Calendar)
A short brief before each meeting — who’s attending, what’s been discussed recently, and any tasks or notes linked to that event. Requires your Google Calendar to be connected in Settings → Connections.
Creating custom routines
You can create your own routines by asking your companion in Chat. Just describe what you want and when:
“Remind me to drink water every day at 9 AM, 1 PM, and 5 PM” “Every Friday at 4 PM, ask me to review my week and plan the next one” “Every weekday morning, send me a motivational prompt”
Your companion confirms the schedule and the new routine appears under Your Routines on the Routines page:
Custom routines can be:
- Reminders — a set message delivered at the scheduled time
- AI prompts — your companion generates a personalised message each time based on a prompt you define
Supported schedules: once (in X minutes), daily, weekdays, weekly, or specific days.
Managing routines
In Routines, you can:
- Enable or disable any routine with a toggle
- Change the time a routine fires
- Change the days it runs
Or ask your companion to update a routine:
“Change my water reminder to twice a day” “Disable the nightly reflection for now”
Routine messages in Chat
Routine messages appear in your main Chat, clearly labelled with the routine name. You can reply, ask follow-up questions, or dismiss them like any other message.