A weekly review is a productivity ritual that recurs every week. While your weekly review will be highly personalized based on your own needs, they typically aim to:
1. recall and take stock of the recent past
2. reflect and learn based on what we now know
3. create a plan rooted in our priorities for the future
[Click here](https://docs.google.com/document/u/2/d/1JRZ3TYZE7PMplrgJdgBCqiRlo02sQv1shS0KLsvWkZg/copy) for a Google Doc template for a fast way to get started creating your own weekly review.
Below are some possible actions and reflection questions you may want to incorporate into your weekly review.
## Recall and take stock of the recent past
### Actions
- [ ] Collect all the notes, books, receipts, etc. lying around and put them in your physical inbox
- [ ] Move everything from your computer desktop into your digital inbox
- [ ] Move everything from your Downloads folder into your digital inbox
- [ ] Move all your open tabs to your digital inbox and then close those tabs
- [ ] Review your calendar for the past week for any tasks or information. Those tasks or information can be added to your inbox
- [ ] Review your journal for the week. Add any tasks or information to your inbox
- [ ] Review your daily notes for the week. Add any tasks or information to your inbox
- [ ] Review your financials for the past week
## Reflect and learn based on what we now know
### Actions
- [ ] Write down any thoughts, ideas, things you want to do, etc., each on a separate piece of paper, and put them into your physical inbox
- [ ] Type out any thoughts, ideas, things you want to do, etc. and save them into your digital inbox
- [ ] Review your calendar for the upcoming two weeks for any tasks or information. Those tasks or information can be added to your inbox
- [ ] Review your waiting-for list. Add a reminder to follow up with people whom you want to follow up with to your inbox
- [ ] Review your someday/maybe list. Add things that you want to do now to your inbox. Delete things you're no longer interested in pursuing
- [ ] Process your physical inbox
- [ ] Process your digital inbox
- [ ] Review your list of projects and ensure each one has at least one next action
### Reflection questions
- What did you accomplish this week that would be useful to add to your resume? To bring up in a performance conversation with your boss? To add to your testimonials page?
- What unexpected hurdles and interruptions did you encounter? How did you respond to them? Looking back, would you have responded the same way? Why?
- What tasks did you complete this week? What value did each task bring? Which tasks were worth doing? Which were not?
- What tasks did you complete this week? What goals or roles did each contribute to?
- What went according to plan this week? What didn't go according to plan? Why?
- What gave me energy this week? What depleted my energy this week?
- What were your top priorities? What progress did you make on them?
- How well did you stick to your schedule/plan this week? Why?
- What meetings did not benefit from my attendance?
- What could I have done differently this week?
- What did I change my mind about this week?
- What have you been putting off repeatedly?
- What took longer than expected this week?
- What were my biggest wins this week?
- What am I most grateful for this week?
- What surprised me this week?
- What inspired me this week?
- How did I feel this week?
## Create a plan rooted in our priorities for the future
### Actions
- [ ] Review your to-do list and make a list of your most important tasks for the upcoming week
- [ ] Schedule buffer time into your calendar for any surprises/interruptions that may come up throughout the week
- [ ] Schedule your most important tasks for the upcoming week directly into your calendar
### Reflection questions
- What is my priority for the coming week?
- What would make the next week less stressful?
- What would inspire me to keep going this week?
- What tasks are not important? Do I need to do those?
- What are your most important tasks and events this week?
- What tasks are urgent and important? When will I do those?
- What tasks are urgent but not important? Can I delegate those?
- What relationships, responsibilities, and goals would most benefit from my attention this week?