Choose simple for one bounded point
Simple mode is limited to five minutes on every plan. It suits a clear observation, a narrow lesson or an update whose context is easy to explain. Prepare the situation, what you did, what you noticed and one limit. You can finish before the upper limit; the available time is not a required speaking target.
Choose deep when the alternatives matter
Deep mode is useful for a change of direction, a difficult decision, a process with exceptions or a newsletter that needs a fuller explanation. Prepare the competing options and the constraint behind your choice. Ask whether an extra question would reveal a cause, boundary or practical detail a reader could not otherwise understand.
Match the choice to your plan
Starter: US$19/month, 4 interviews per billing period, deep interviews up to 5 minutes. Creator: US$49/month, 15 interviews per billing period, deep interviews up to 10 minutes. Studio: US$99/month, 30 interviews per billing period, deep interviews up to 20 minutes. These are monthly subscription allowances and maximum deep-interview times, not promises that every session will last that long. Final taxes, currency and renewal terms are shown at checkout. The same maximum of 6 selected generation accounts applies to one interview; more minutes do not multiply the draft count.
Leave room for a useful ending
Watch the displayed time and use the closing question to add a missing qualification or takeaway. Near the time limit, the conversation moves toward a closing question. A short grace period supports the current answer, but it is not an unlimited extension. If something important is still missing, review the source before producing content rather than assuming the draft will fill the gap.
Pause when the interruption is practical
You can pause up to three times per interview, for up to five minutes per pause, and resume with the same allowance and remaining interview time. Use this for an interruption, not as a replacement for a longer plan. Follow the screen’s resume deadline. If the session cannot resume, review the available source and server status before starting another interview.
Judge the result by substance, not length
A deep interview can support more context, an alternative, a caveat or a useful sequence when those details are in the approved source. A short social post may still be the right output. A newsletter may need more explanation. Review the account’s audience and purpose, and remove repetition instead of demanding a fixed word count or invented detail.
Example and takeaway
Illustrative choice: ‘The checklist item I removed’ can fit a focused simple interview. ‘Why I left financial planning to run a bakery’ may benefit from deep questions about the turning point, constraints and what carried over. These are fictional preparation examples; the appropriate length depends on the speaker’s actual material.
Choose enough time to explain the decision and its limits. The useful deliverable is a clear, supported draft for the reader, not a full timer or a larger pile of words.
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