Weekly review template
A weekly review is 30 to 60 minutes, once a week, to close the week you had and plan the next. This template takes you through it in four steps: look back at what got done and what slipped, clear the notes and inboxes where work piles up, look ahead at the next two weeks, and choose the three outcomes that would make next week a good one. Type your answers below (they are kept in this browser), then copy them as Markdown, download a .md file, or print a blank copy.
Weekly review
1. Look back
Close the week you had before planning the next one.
2. Clear
Empty the places where work piles up unseen.
3. Look ahead
See the next two weeks before they arrive.
4. Choose
Decide what next week is for.
How to run a weekly review
- Look back. Close the week you had before planning the next one.
- Clear. Empty the places where work piles up unseen.
- Look ahead. See the next two weeks before they arrive.
- Choose. Decide what next week is for.
Choosing next week’s top 3 is the step that pays off on Monday: carry them into a printable daily planner, or sort a long list first with the Eisenhower matrix.
Questions
- What is a weekly review?
- A short, regular meeting with yourself to look back at the week, tidy up loose ends and decide what the next week is for. Done every week, it keeps your task list honest: what is on it is what you still mean to do.
- When should I do my weekly review?
- At the same time every week, when you can think rather than react. Friday afternoon closes the week while it is fresh; Monday morning plans it with the week in front of you. Either works if it is the same slot every week.
- How long does a weekly review take?
- Usually 30 to 60 minutes. The first few take longer while you clear a backlog; once it is a habit, most of the time goes on looking ahead and choosing.
- Can I print the template?
- Yes. Press Print and you get the four steps with space to write under each question, or your typed answers if you have filled them in. Only the template prints, not the rest of the page.
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