Who this is for
Mentors who want continuity across sessions, so each conversation builds on the last instead of starting from scratch.
The moment this saves you
I mentor a junior colleague and every session I half-forget what they were working on or the advice I gave, so we cover the same ground and the relationship stays shallow.
See it work
Messy spoken thought in. A clean, structured artifact out.
Mentoring session note for Aisha. She's trying to figure out whether to specialize in data engineering or stay general, that's the big question she's wrestling with. I advised her to try a side project in data engineering before committing, to see if she actually enjoys the day-to-day, not just the idea. Her goal for the next month is to ship a small data pipeline project. She also mentioned imposter syndrome about being in rooms with senior people, I want to address that next time, it keeps coming up. Follow up, check on the side project, and bring a resource on dealing with imposter syndrome.
Mentoring session, Aisha, June 5, 2026
- What we discussed: Whether to specialize in data engineering or stay general (her big open question)
- My advice: Try a data-engineering side project before committing, to test the day-to-day, not just the idea
- Her goal (next month): Ship a small data pipeline project
- Recurring theme: Imposter syndrome with senior people, address next time
- Follow up: Check on the side project; bring a resource on imposter syndrome
The workflow
Record a voice note
Hit the hotkey and talk, no formatting, no typing.
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The prompt behind this context
I'm going to capture a mentoring session. Turn it into a dated note: a bold "Mentoring session, [mentee name], [today's date]" heading, then labeled lines: What we discussed (their main question/topic), My advice (what I suggested), Their goal (what they're committing to), Recurring theme (anything that keeps coming up), and Follow up (what to revisit next time). Keep their goals and my advice exactly. Don't invent advice or goals. Output only the note.
Make it your own. This is a starting point. Once it's in Contextli, tweak the instructions so the output comes out exactly how you like it.
Use this context
One tap adds it to your clipboard. Open Contextli and paste to add it.
Next, open Contextli, Contexts, Import, paste.
Make it your own. This is a starting point. Once it's in Contextli, tweak the instructions so the output comes out exactly how you like it.
Your raw recording and transcription stay on your device, so you can always go back to the original.
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