Create, schedule, and reuse Briefings

Turn watched topics into readable updates and save the result back into Thinkly.

Create, schedule, and reuse Briefings

What this page is for

Briefings turn watched material into readable updates. Use them when you want:

• a daily or weekly summary
• a research snapshot
• a monitored update that can turn into a memo or page

How Briefings fit the workflow

AutoClip gathers. Briefings summarize. Pages keep the reusable result.

That means a good briefing usually starts from already useful material, not from a blank topic.

Step by step

1. Create a briefing from a page or topic.
2. Confirm the time zone and schedule.
3. Review the sources before saving.
4. Run the briefing when you want an immediate result.
5. Save the result as a page if it deserves continued work.

UI reference

Briefing setup

The setup screen matters because weak sources create weak summaries. Treat source review as part of briefing quality, not as optional admin work.

Scheduled runs

Use schedules when the topic genuinely changes over time. Do not schedule a briefing just because the feature exists.

Briefing detail

The detail view is where a summary becomes useful. Review whether it should stay a briefing, become a page, or be published as a public update.

Common mistakes

• Creating a briefing before the topic has good source material.
• Scheduling too many briefings at once.
• Leaving a strong briefing as a dead end instead of turning it into a page.

What to do next

Open the sharing guide if the result is ready to send outside Thinkly.