Prompts per year
12
How often you confirm you are okay.
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12
How often you confirm you are okay.
44 days, about 6 weeks
Worst case from the moment you are unable to respond, if you had just checked in.
15 days, about 2 weeks
If you become unable to respond the day before a check-in is due.
A weekly schedule means 52 emails a year. Most people start skimming them by month three, which is exactly how a real missed check-in gets overlooked. Pick a cadence you will still notice in a year.
It exists so a broken phone, a hospital stay, or two weeks off the grid does not release anything. Every day you remove from it is a day of protection you are trading for speed.
Monthly check-ins with a two week waiting period means twelve prompts a year and a worst case of about six weeks. That suits most situations that are not time critical.
Short intervals make sense during a specific assignment or period of risk, not permanently. You can change your schedule whenever your situation changes.