Every morning I used to open five client dashboards before I'd done anything use
By Paul Harvey · November 6, 2026 · Curated by George's Blog
Every morning I used to open five client dashboards before I'd done anything useful.
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Twenty minutes each. Is this dip normal? Does it matter for this client? What do I actually do about it?
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That's 100 minutes gone before the first coffee's finished.
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Now there's a report waiting when I wake up. One per client. Under 300 words, written to be read on my phone.
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It doesn't just tell me what happened. It tells me the one thing to do today, and why.
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Some mornings that line says "Nothing to act on today." I believe it, and close the laptop.
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The trick isn't the AI. It's what you tell it about the client first. The hero product. What the founder hates. What flopped in March.
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Without that, a 30% drop is just a scary number. With it, the report can tell you whether it's news or noise.
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The numbers come from the platform. The judgement comes from the brief.
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I wrote out the whole setup step by step, with the exact prompt I use, for anyone running more than one account. It only reads, so it can't message a creator or touch an ad. Link in the comments.
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How long does your morning check take you?