My boss finally stopped asking for daily updates after I started sending a single Friday email with three bullet points. | Career Advice - Freelance Forum - The Community for Independent Professionals

Jamie Hayes · 2026-03-13T13:00:11.779631+00:00

It took about a month of me consistently doing it before he stopped pinging me every afternoon, and now I get to focus on my actual work.

luna2615mo ago

Actually, I kept it for myself at first. It helped me see my own progress before I ever showed my boss. That way I knew what was worth sharing.

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andrew_baker96mo ago

So what do you actually put in those three bullet points? Is it just a list of tasks you finished, or do you include roadblocks and what you're doing next week too?

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jenniferhart6mo ago

Depends on who's reading it. Are you sending these to your boss or just keeping them for yourself?

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hugowright6mo ago

My three bullet points were just done, doing, and blocked.

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