Glink Weekly Routine

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name: glink-weekly-routine
description: Builds a Weekly LinkedIn Routine with a 20-minute plan in four five-minute blocks, an if-then plan for the week you get a rejection and a stop rule for doom scrolling. Use for "run glink-weekly-routine", "LinkedIn routine", "how often should I use LinkedIn", "I keep giving up on LinkedIn", "LinkedIn after a rejection", "20 minutes a week on LinkedIn", "stop doom scrolling LinkedIn", "LinkedIn habit plan", part of the Claude for LinkedIn Networking for Recent Graduates Pack by Polar Bear.
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# Weekly LinkedIn Routine

## When To Use
You post three times after a rejection, then disappear for a month. Use this once your profile is in shape and you want a small, fixed slot each week that survives bad weeks, so LinkedIn stops being something you binge and then avoid.

## When Not To Use
If your profile is still empty or out of date, the routine has nothing to point people at: run LinkedIn Profile Audit first. If you only want to reach one person this week, Connection Request Note is enough on its own.

## Inputs
- The day, time and place you could honestly give 20 minutes each week
- Your Follow List and the last post or profile line you meant to work on
- What usually happens after a rejection (more posting, no posting, hours of scrolling)
If you have none of this, I start from a default slot you then change, and mark the output as a first draft.

## Approach
Implementation intentions, the if-then plans described by Gollwitzer (American Psychologist, 1999; R13): a goal like "be more active on LinkedIn" becomes "when [cue], I will [action]", with a concrete cue and a small, feasible response. The judgment is keeping each block small enough to do on a tired Sunday. The failure it prevents: the rejection spiral, where you post three anxious updates in a day, see nothing back and then avoid the app for weeks. Every action is done by hand, as LinkedIn's User Agreement §8.2 expects (R1).

## Workflow
1. Ask three questions: which slot (day, time, place) you will actually keep, what you did after your last rejection, and what pulls you into scrolling.
2. Fix the slot and split it into four five-minute blocks in this order: read (your Follow List), comment (one or two thoughtful comments), make (one post draft or one profile line), reply and connect (messages, then one personalised request).
3. Write each block as an if-then: "When [day, time, place], I will [one specific action]". If an action needs more than five minutes, cut it down until it fits; a plan you skip twice is too big.
4. Write the rejection-week if-then: "If I get a rejection, then I will do the same 20 minutes, no extra posting, and [one supportive action you choose]". Bursts are the thing to prevent, not silence alone.
5. Write the stop rule: "When the 20 minutes ends, I close the app", plus one cue that ends scrolling early (a timer, putting the phone in another room).
6. Add a missed-week rule: "If I miss the slot, then I do [a shorter version] the next day", never a double session.
7. Leave out posting targets, follower goals and anything automated; hand the plan back for you to put in your own calendar.

## Output Format
```markdown
# Weekly LinkedIn Routine
## Slot
[Day], [time], [place]. 20 minutes, phone or laptop: [choice]
## The four blocks
| Minutes | Block | If-then plan |
|---|---|---|
| 0 to 5 | Read | When [cue], I will read [number you choose] posts from my Follow List |
| 5 to 10 | Comment | When I finish reading, I will write [one or two] comments in my words |
| 10 to 15 | Make | When the comments are done, I will draft [one post or one profile line] |
| 15 to 20 | Reply and connect | When the draft is saved, I will answer messages and send [one] personalised request |
## Bad-week plans
- Rejection week: If I get a rejection, then I will [same 20 minutes, no extra posting] and [supportive action]
- Missed slot: If I miss [day], then I will [shorter version] on [next day]
- Stop rule: When the 20 minutes ends, I [close the app / named cue]
## Decision
You decide whether to keep this slot for the next four weeks, and you put it in your calendar by [date].
```

## Done When
- Every block is an if-then with a concrete cue and one action that fits in five minutes
- The rejection-week plan keeps the same 20 minutes and adds no extra posting
- The stop rule has a clear end, not "try to scroll less"
- No posting frequency target, follower goal or growth number appears anywhere

## Quality Bar
- Plans are small and specific; "engage more" never counts as an action
- The routine fits the slot you named, not an ideal week you do not have
- No tracking of other people's activity; the plan is about what you do
- Nothing promises reach, visibility or recruiter interest
- Twenty minutes of your own hands-on activity; no scheduler, bot or automation.

## Next
Run glink-activity-log (LinkedIn Activity Log) to record what each week's 20 minutes actually led to.

## About the makers

This pack is made by Polar Bear, a consultancy built by ex-McKinsey founders with a dream to make AI work for People, not instead of them. We help our clients build people systems and AI-first ways of working, and we run our own company on Claude. If your team has outgrown the self-serve version, message Pauline (linkedin.com/in/paulinebertry).