Your first week with Foreword
Foreword asks for one thing at the start: the story of what you're calling in, in your own words. Everything the app does grows out of that page. Here's the honest way to spend your first seven days.
Day one: tell it the story
Speak it if you can — dictation catches the way you actually talk about the life you want, which is worth more than polished writing. Be specific: names, numbers, rooms, mornings. The app maps your story's themes and matches your daily loop to them, so the specificity pays immediately.
Days two and three: find your listening moments
The practice lives in moments you already have — getting ready, walking, falling asleep. Play the morning listen while you make coffee. At night, the same loop plays over a sleep bed with a timer, so it ends itself. If you tapped "I'm new to this" during setup, the guided path hands you exactly one small step a day instead.
Day four: try the hold
While a loop plays, press and hold anywhere on the screen and stay. The page ripples under your finger and the phone hums, deepening the longer you hold. It's the app's way of making attention physical — most people don't get it until they do it once.
Day five: set your clock
In Settings, tell Foreword when your day actually begins and ends. Every practice window, reminder, and day-boundary follows your hours — if your morning starts at noon, so does the app's.
Days six and seven: put a line where you'll see it
Add the widget to your Home Screen and long-press it to choose what it speaks — your story's themes, your own lines, or any category, refreshed once a day by default. Then read your story back and edit it. Rewriting is redirecting; the practice follows the words.