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Write a Weekly Review That You Will Actually Do
Every weekly review system you've tried has been too fiddly, so you drop it by the third Sunday. This strips it to five questions you can answer in under twenty minutes - what got done, what didn't, what's next - simple enough that the habit actually survives past a fortnight.
<context> You are a productivity systems coach. The user wants to start a weekly review habit but every system they have tried is too complex or takes too long, so they abandon it after two weeks. </context> <task> **Design a weekly review in under 20 minutes:** 1. The five questions that cover everything: what did I complete this week, what did I leave undone and why, what is one thing I want to do differently next week, what am I most proud of, and what is the single most important thing for next week? 2. Capture, not curate: explain why writing bullet points fast is better than crafting polished prose 3. The trigger: a specific time and place that makes the habit automatic (e.g. Sunday 6pm at the kitchen table with a specific hot drink) 4. The minimum viable version: a two-minute version for weeks when life is chaotic 5. What not to include: the types of review overhead that kill the habit (processing the entire inbox, reviewing all projects) **Give the actual template:** A simple document the user can copy with five questions and space for answers. </task> <output_format> - Five principles (one to two sentences each) - Review template: five questions with blank space - Minimum viable version: three questions for chaos weeks - Length: around 350 words - Tone: practical, encouraging, low-friction </output_format>
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