# Things you can say Canonical: https://godspeedmissioncontrol.com/guide/things-you-can-say Say these in the notebook's chat, or in Telegram on the [one-line server](/guide/glossary#one-line-server). The words are examples: Godspeed goes by what you mean, and many requests work in German too. ## Getting to know you - `context` on its own: a five-minute chat about where you live, about you, and what you want help with first. - `let me tell you about me`, `get to know me` or `I want to fill in my profile`: the same chat. - `skip`, `not now`, `later`, `pass` or `no`: moves on to the next question. - `stop`, `enough` or `another time`: ends the chat. More: [Tell it about yourself](/guide/tell-it-about-you) ## Goals and the day's steps - `make this a goal` or `work on this for me`: saves a goal and names it. The first one starts the routines. - `park this idea`: keeps it without working on it. - `research my goal now`: researches that goal now instead of at night. - `decide today` or `what is the best next thing to do`: picks today's steps now. - `ship all`: every step on today's list goes ahead. - `1 and 3`: only those steps go ahead. - `not 2`: that step stays back. - `I wrote 1,400 words this week for my novel`, or any number for a goal's weekly number: saves it as this week's reading. A step that costs money always waits for your yes. One that goes out to a person in your name waits too, unless you allowed that kind of step. More: [Add, follow, change or stop a goal](/guide/goals), [Approve, stop or allow a step](/guide/steps) ## Routines - `what runs on its own?`: your routines, each with its next run. - `Pause the deadline reminders`: pauses that routine. - `Move the weekly check-in to Saturday at six`: moves the Sunday talk about your goals. More: [Pause, move or run a routine](/guide/routines) ## Trackers - `track weight 81.5 kg`: asks once to start a Weight tracker; `yes` starts it. - `track weight 81.2`: adds today's number and says how it changed. - `track weight 81.6 yesterday`: puts the entry on that day. - `I want to track my sleep: hours, and quality from 1 to 5`: one tracker with both columns. Then `track sleep, 7 hours, quality 4`. - `track sauna`: a tracker that counts each time. - `call it Waist`, in answer to its question: names the new tracker. - `that was 81.4, not 81.2`: changes the latest entry. - `delete the last weight`: removes the latest entry. - `how has my weight changed this month?`: answers from your entries. More: [Track your weight, or anything else](/guide/trackers) ## Food - `track breakfast, two eggs and a slice of rye bread`: tracks the meal with calories and protein. Also `track lunch`, `track dinner`, `track snack`, `track food`. - `remember this as my usual lunch`, then `track usual lunch`: saves a meal and tracks it again. - `the eggs were three`, `the rice was 150 g` or `delete the eggs`: corrects an item. - `what did I eat today?`: today's food. - `set my food target`: a daily target, after asking what it needs. - `stop showing calories` or `show calories again`: hides or shows the numbers. - `I had an eating disorder`, `I'm pregnant` or `I'm breastfeeding`: it never sets a target. After an eating disorder it shows totals only when you ask. - `track 20 g of 4008400401621`: tracks a packaged product by its barcode. More: [Track what you eat](/guide/track-food) ## Period - `track period` or `track period, heavy, cramps 2`: tracks the day. - `track cramps`: tracks a symptom. - `track period over`: marks the end. - `track period yesterday`: puts the entry on that day. - `when is my next period?`: a window, once it has seen two complete cycles. - `this cycle was affected by stopping the pill`: leaves it out of the forecast. Pregnancy and breastfeeding work the same way. - `tell me two days before my period`: one line in your morning brief. - `stop the period heads-up`: ends that line. - `my health talk may read my cycle`: lets your health talk look at it. - `delete my cycle tracker`: asks once, then deletes it with all entries. More: [Track your period](/guide/track-period) ## Headaches - `headache since 6:30, right side, pounding, 6 of 10`: starts a headache entry. - `I had a headache this morning from 6:30 to 9:30`: tracks one that is already over. - `took two painkillers 20 minutes ago`: adds the medicine. - `headache over` or `Kopfweh ist weg`: ends it. - `delete that`: removes an entry made by mistake. - `How often did I have headaches?`, `Any pattern?` or `How many painkiller days this month?`: numbers from your entries. More: [Keep a headache diary](/guide/track-headaches) ## The Charm Challenge - `start the Charm Challenge`: begins 21 days of charming your AI into the result instead of arguing with it, and says the day it ends. - `how is my Charm Challenge?`: the days to go, the end date, your longest run and how often you started over. - `charm slip`: starts over at 21 straight away. - When you vent at an AI, in whatever words, the answer ends with `Back to 21? Yes / No`. `yes` starts over with a new end date; `no` changes nothing and counts as a reset you talked it out of. - `stop the Charm Challenge`: ends it. Nothing is lost; say the word and a new one starts. The count is yours, not the AI's. Godspeed keeps it in a tracker of its own, carries one line in your morning brief, and starts over only when you say so. ## Habits - `New habit for my health: ten minutes of stretching every evening. Done means ten minutes on the mat, every day.`: starts the habit. - `New habit: ten minutes of reading.`: asks what counts as done and on which days. - `did stretching`, `stretching done`, `track stretching` or `Dehnen erledigt`: marks today as done. - `did stretching yesterday`: marks that day as done. - `yes`, `no`, `skip`, or `yes no` for two habits: answers the evening habit check. - `delete the last stretching`, `undo that` or `that was a mistake`: takes the day back. More: [Build a habit](/guide/habits) ## Coaching talks - `I want a weekly health talk on Sundays at seven`: sets up a regular talk. - `let's do the health talk now` or `Können wir über Arbeit reden?`: opens a talk now. - `Move the work talk to Thursday`: changes its day. - `be more direct about money`: changes its tone. - `prepare Sunday's weekly check-in`: gets that talk ready now, instead of on the day before. - `pause the relationships talk` or `pause the weekly check-in talk`: pauses that talk only. - `The health talk may also look at my sleep tracker`: lets it read a tracker or a habit. - `The health talk no longer needs my sleep tracker`: takes that back. - `The health talk must never suggest buying anything`: adds a limit. More: [Start a coaching talk](/guide/coaching) ## Journal - `Journal: starting the invoice, done means sent and filed`: saves a start. Also `j:`, `log:`, `Tagebuch`, and `track journal` when you dictate. - `Journal: invoice done, sent it`: saves the finish and checks it against what done means. - `Journal: the invoice is filed now`: adds a part that happened later. - `What did I do today?` or `where did my week go?`: how your time went. - `What was on my mind this week?` or `what did I say about the invoice?`: quotes your entries. - `just save it, no comments`, `check it when I finish` or `ask me something to reflect`: how it answers. - `shorter` or `a bit more`: the length of its replies. - `don't ask what done means` and `I don't want to say journal first`: drop those steps. - `check in after four hours`, `evening list at seven` or `a weekly summary on Sundays`: the journal writes to you then. `no check-ins` or `no evening list` stops it. More: [Keep a work journal](/guide/journal) ## Deadlines - `my timesheet is due every month`, or anything with a day: asks a few questions once, then reminds you. Reminders start with your first goal. - `I would like the bike serviced by the end of April`: a day you would like it done by. - A new date, `as soon as you can` or `drop it`: answers "A new date, or as soon as you can?" when that day has passed. More: [Get reminded of a deadline](/guide/deadlines) ## Notes, people and your notebook - `make a note: the plumber says the tap needs a new valve`: saves a note and says its title, folder and links. Also `note that`, `write this down`. - `Move that to Work` or `rename it`: changes the note it just saved. - `talk to Alex about the garden`: adds a topic under **Topics to talk about** on Alex's page. - `bring this up each time`: a topic for every talk with that person. - `we discussed the trip`: marks a topic as discussed. - `Prepare for a call with Alex`: lists Alex's open topics, most important first. - `Send me the link to my notebook`: the notebook's address and how to sign in. More: [Make a note and find it again](/guide/notes) ## Morning brief - `Switch on my morning brief`: a daily brief at 07:00, or at the time you name. - `today's brief` or `the brief again`: shows it now. - `stop` (also `stopp`, `halt`), in answer to the brief or the daily round's morning message: keeps back every step that would go out today. - `stop 2`: keeps back only step 2. More: [Get a morning brief](/guide/morning-brief) ## Weekly review and watches - `Run a weekly review for me every Friday`: a weekly review on that day. - `keep researching this` or `watch this question`: a research watch that tells you only what is new. - `check it every Sunday`, `once a week` or `every morning`: how often a watch looks again. More: [Set up a weekly review](/guide/weekly-review), [Watch a web page or a question](/guide/watches) ## Email - `connect Gmail for me`, `connect my email` or `Gmail verbinden`: connects Gmail with an app password, typed outside the chat. - `email stopped working`: finds the cause and the fix. - `disconnect my Gmail`: removes the connection from this computer. Then remove the app password on Google's page. More: [Let it read your Gmail](/guide/email) ## Rules - `Change rule 4 so that it also names calendar invitations`, in the chat on the **Godspeed's brain** page: rewrites that rule. **Undo last change** under **Earlier versions** takes it back. More: [Change its rules and instructions](/guide/change-its-rules) ## More skills - `grill me`: questions you about a plan until the gaps show. - `draw a diagram`: a diagram you can edit in Excalidraw, a free drawing tool. More: [Skills that come with it](/guide/skills-list), [Finish your videos with captions](/guide/video)