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Your goals are Stars, and they send you signals all day. This manual shows you how to catch those signals as Blinks, shape them, work them, and let OrbitPilot help you spiral closer to what matters. Start simple: catch one Blink — everything else can come later.

Quick Start

You do not need to use every feature at once. Start with one Blink.

Step 1 — Catch a Blink
When something comes to mind, capture it quickly. It can be a note, idea, task, reminder, expense, event, file, message, or observation.
Step 2 — Shape the Blink
Add details when you are ready. You can add a category, date, reminder, file, goal, project, business, or finance information.
Step 3 — Work the Blink
Do the task, expand the idea, make the call, attend the event, review the file, complete the reminder, assign it to someone, or ask OrbitPilot to help understand related context.
Step 4 — Send a Blink
When the Blink or its result is ready, share it with another person, team, space, or workflow.
Step 5 — Review your orbit
Use dashboards, calendars, files, and profiles to see how your Blinks connect to the bigger picture.

Learn about the philosophy behind this flow.

Creating a Blink

Open the Blink Workspace and expand the capture form. At minimum, enter a title. You can keep the Blink simple at first, or add more structure using the available fields.

Use the basic fields for a quick note or idea.
Choose task, reminder, or event options when the Blink has a date or action.
Add categories to make searching easier.
Link the Blink to a Goal, Project, or Business when it supports something larger.
Attach files when the Blink needs documents, images, audio, or other evidence.
Save the Blink and return later to shape or work on it.

Connecting Blinks to Goals

Goals are Stars in OrbitingFox. When you connect a Blink to a Goal, you give that Blink direction. This helps you understand why the note, task, file, expense, or event matters.

Create or choose a Goal.
Link related Blinks to that Goal.
Use Projects or Business records when the work needs more structure.
Review the Goal over time to see what is orbiting around it.

Using Calendar and Kanban

Calendar and Kanban help you see timing and progress.

Task Blinks can appear by due date.
Reminder Blinks can appear by reminder time.
Event Blinks can appear across their start and end window.
Kanban helps you move task-type Blinks through stages such as To Do, In Progress, and Done.

Managing Files

Files should stay connected to the work they support. You can attach files to Blinks or organize them in File Management.

Upload images, PDFs, documents, audio, and supported files.
Attach files directly to a Blink when they belong to that signal.
Use folders when you need broader file organization.
Keep important documents connected to goals, projects, or business records whenever possible.

Using OrbitPilot

OrbitPilot is the navigation intelligence layer of OrbitingFox. Its role is to help you understand your own information and prepare better next steps.

Ask questions about selected Blinks, files, goals, projects, or business context.
Find related information faster.
Summarize patterns or missing context.
Prepare better next actions.

OrbitPilot should guide your decisions. Important actions should still be reviewed by you before they are taken.

Using the App Launcher

Click the 9-dot icon in the top-right corner of any page. The app launcher opens the available OrbitingFox modules. Use it to move between Blinks, Goals, Projects, Business, Calendar, File Management, Orbit, OrbitPilot, and other tools.

Timezone Settings

Your timezone is set at signup and can be changed from your profile page. Due dates, reminders, and event windows are stored safely and displayed in your local timezone when possible.