# 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.

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## The template

### 1. Look back

_Close the week you had before planning the next one._

- [ ] What got done this week?
- [ ] What slipped, and why?
- [ ] What would I do differently?

### 2. Clear

_Empty the places where work piles up unseen._

- [ ] Notes, messages and inboxes still to process
- [ ] What am I waiting on, and from whom?
- [ ] What can I drop or hand off?

### 3. Look ahead

_See the next two weeks before they arrive._

- [ ] Meetings and events in the next two weeks that need preparing
- [ ] Deadlines coming up
- [ ] Projects with no clear next step

### 4. Choose

_Decide what next week is for._

- [ ] Top 3 outcomes for next week
- [ ] One thing to stop doing
- [ ] Time to block out for focused work

## 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.

In GetItDone, the week you review is already on one board your team and its AI agents share.