Guides

Practical ways to make sure nothing you owe people slips, with or without Lowtide.

• How to follow up on an email that got no replyWhen to follow up on an unanswered email, how to write a follow-up people actually answer, and how to stop questions you asked from slipping.
• How to keep the promises you make in meetings“I’ll send that over” is easy to say and easy to forget. How to catch what you promise in meetings, and follow through before anyone has to ask.
• Keep track of what you owe people across Gmail and SlackUnread counts don’t tell you what needs you. A simple way to keep one list of replies you owe, answers you’re waiting on, and things you promised, across email and Slack.
• How to keep up with Slack direct messages without living in SlackQuestions in Slack DMs are easy to read and forget, both the ones you’re asked and the ones you ask. A simple way to make sure each one gets an answer.
• How to prepare for a meeting in two minutesYou don’t need an hour of prep. Two minutes before a meeting, three questions: what do I owe them, what are they doing for me, and what did we say last time.