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Put a pin in it. Give it a job.

Put a pin in it. Give it a job.

Pin an email, message or task and tell Brains what you need. Keep the exact context with the request, so a follow-up, reminder or draft has a place to come back to.

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Revised pricing before we sign
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Lena Ortiz · Halden Supply
to Maya · Wednesday, 5:38 PM
Hi Maya,
Could you send revised pricing for the 40-seat tier? Happy to review it together on Thursday.
Thanks,
Lena
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Keep the message in context.

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Keep the next step with the thing itself.

A useful thought should not disappear when you change tabs. Pins hold the request and the work it belongs to together.

Follow-ups

Come back at the right time

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Approvals

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Drafts

Prepare the next response

Ask for a reply from the selected message, then review the draft before it goes anywhere.

Questions

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Ask about one part of a document or conversation without rebuilding the background.

Parallel work

Leave more than one pin

Keep separate requests attached to different pieces of work as you move through your day.

Continuity

Return without starting over

Reopen the pinned work with its original item, instruction and result still together.

Point to the work. Leave the next step.

A pin starts where your attention already is, with the item and its context in view.

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Choose the item

Right-click the email, message or task you want help with.

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Give it an instruction

Ask a question, set a reminder or describe the follow-up you need.

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Return to the result

See the pin’s progress, open the original context and review what Brains prepared.

The context stays attached.

A pin is more than a note to yourself. It keeps the exact conversation or item with the request, so you can pick up the work without finding the background again.

The original item stays within reach.

Each pin has its own instruction.

Keep multiple pieces of work in progress.

Slack · #northstar
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Sam10:24

Legal approval is the last step for Northstar. Please reply here when it’s cleared.

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Your reminderThursday · 9:00 AM
Follow up with Lena on revised pricing.
Revised pricing before we sign
Lena Ortiz · Halden Supply
Thursday · 9:00 AM
Original email attached
Preparing your reply from the pinned email…

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Reminders tied to the work.

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Drafts ready for your review.

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