Weekly Review Checklists

Weekly review works when the same short checklist runs every Sunday on purpose.

Key Concept

• The checklist should be boring on purpose.
• Level 1: A good weekly checklist uses the same simple steps every time on purpose - no fancy changes that make you skip it.
• Level 2: The checklist should be boring on purpose - same steps every week beat a template you abandon on travel weeks.
• Level 3: Repeatable short lists win because fancy formats raise friction when energy is low.
• Level 4: Same steps every week: empty inbox, scan calendar, check projects, pick one express action - even on travel weeks.
• Level 5: Skip the fancy template - repeat the same short list even on travel weeks; boring is the feature - same lane as Review and Quarterly Planning rhythm.
• Same steps every week: empty inbox, scan calendar, check projects, pick one express action.
• Skip the fancy template - repeat the same short list even on travel weeks.

Examples

• Inbox, calendar, projects, one express action - twenty minutes beats skipping review because this week's “different.”
• Sunday checklist: bowl by the door, calendar, kid forms, one family thing to finish - same steps even on travel weeks, shortened not skipped.

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