Some interests fit a category. Others revolve around a person whose research you follow, a company in your field, or a question that cuts across several industries. You can make a briefing around any of those starting points.
The useful step is to explain what you mean by “follow.” A researcher’s new paper, a founder’s interview, and a company’s product release need different kinds of sources and context.
Follow a person through their public work
Include a name, role, and official website or profile so the research has enough context to identify the right person. Say whether you want published research, public interviews, conference talks, or professional announcements.
For example: “Follow these researchers’ publicly available work on robotics. Look for papers and interviews from the past week. Explain the research question and its limitations, and link to the original material.” A weekly schedule may suit this better than a daily one.
Keep the request focused on public professional activity. Do not use a briefing to infer someone’s location, private life, or other information they have not chosen to make public.
Follow a company with a purpose
Name the company and the kinds of developments that affect your work. Product releases, published technical work, and public partnerships might be relevant. General mentions of the company may not be.
An instruction such as “Follow these three companies’ developer tools; focus on releases, documentation changes reported in accessible sources, and technical announcements” is more useful than “Tell me everything about these companies.” Ask it to separate the company’s claims from independent reporting.
Give an industry a boundary
An entire industry produces more material than a short briefing can reasonably cover. Narrow it by geography, technology, or the decisions you need to make. “Battery storage projects in Europe” has a different purpose from “new battery chemistry research.”
Add a few sources and ask for the context you need. You might want an explanation of unfamiliar terms, links to original announcements, or a short account of why a development is relevant to your role.
Let the schedule fit the subject
A fast-moving subject may justify a weekday briefing. A researcher or small company may have something worth reporting only occasionally. Ask the briefing to be explicit when recent material is sparse, and adjust the frequency if the results become repetitive.
In Dayfaro, each schedule has its own instructions, days, start time, and optional delivery email. Pause it when you no longer need it. The goal is to build a routine you find useful enough to keep.