Conduct a structured weekly review to reflect on progress and plan the week ahead
I want to do a weekly review to stay on track with my goals and learn from each week. My main areas of focus in life right now are [FOCUS_AREAS] (such as work, health, relationships, learning, finances, etc.). Current goals I am working toward: [CURRENT_GOALS] How my past week went overall: [WEEK_SUMMARY] Major wins or accomplishments this week: [WINS?] Challenges or things that did not go well: [CHALLENGES?] Tasks or commitments that are carrying over: [CARRYOVER?] What is coming up in the week ahead: [UPCOMING] Help me conduct a thorough weekly review. Guide me through reflecting on what went well and why, what did not go well and what I can learn, progress toward my goals, whether I spent time on what matters, and energy levels and patterns I noticed. Then help me plan next week including top priorities, tasks to schedule or time block, potential obstacles to plan for, one thing to improve from last week, and self-care or recovery to include. Create a simple template I can reuse each week. Suggest how long this review should take and when to do it.
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Get Early AccessMost people plan their week on Monday morning by reacting to whatever feels urgent. By Friday, they have been busy all week but made no progress on what actually matters. A weekly review breaks this cycle by forcing you to look back before you look forward.
It runs you through a structured reflection and planning session. You list your [FOCUS_AREAS], [WINS], and [CHALLENGES] from the past week, then map out what is ahead. The AI guides you through questions most people skip: Did you spend time on what matters? What patterns showed up in your energy levels? Which commitments need to carry over, and which should you drop?
The output is a reusable review template sized to your life. It covers work, health, relationships, and whatever else you listed in your focus areas. Each section takes just enough time to be useful without turning the review into a two-hour ordeal.
This pairs naturally with the Goal Setting Framework for long-term direction and the Morning Routine Builder for daily execution. Open it in the Dock Editor to keep a running journal of your weekly reviews and track patterns over time.
Copy this template into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or the Dock Editor to get started. Sunday evening or Monday morning works best for timing.
In [FOCUS_AREAS], list the 3-5 areas that matter most right now. Be specific. 'Get promoted to senior engineer by June' beats 'career.' The review will check your week against these areas so vague inputs give vague feedback.
Write your [WEEK_SUMMARY] without sugarcoating it. Include your [WINS] and [CHALLENGES] separately. The AI uses these to spot patterns you might miss, like always being productive on Tuesday but losing Thursday afternoons.
Add what is [UPCOMING] so the review transitions naturally into planning. The AI will suggest time blocks, highlight potential obstacles, and identify one specific thing to improve from last week.
Busy weeks feel productive but often are not. List [FOCUS_AREAS] like specific projects or skill development goals. The review reveals whether meetings and email consumed your week or if you spent time on deep work.
When you are the boss, nobody reviews your week for you. Use [CURRENT_GOALS] for quarterly business targets and [CHALLENGES] for the honest stuff. The template becomes your accountability partner.
Balancing coursework, studying, and personal life. Set [FOCUS_AREAS] by class or subject and use [CARRYOVER] to track assignments that keep slipping. The review helps you notice study patterns before exam season.
Multiple clients, shifting deadlines, and no project manager to keep you on track. List each client under [FOCUS_AREAS] and use [CARRYOVER] for invoices and deliverables that slipped. The review shows whether you spent the week on billable work or got buried in admin.
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