Weekly review checklist (Getting Things Done)
The GTD weekly review as a step-by-step checklist, plus a daily shutdown ritual from Deep Work. Set it up as a repeating routine in Plenzu for free.
2 stepsAbout 55m of work
What this plan is based on
The weekly review from Getting Things Done (David Allen), and a daily shutdown from Deep Work (Cal Newport).
The plan, step by step
Steps
Weekly review
Repeats every week
- Empty your inbox, notes and head into Plenzu15m
- Look back at last week in the calendar5m
- Look ahead at the next two weeks5m
- Check each active workspace: is there a next step?10m
- Check Waiting for: ask where needed5m
- Choose the three things that matter most5m
Shut down the workday10m
Check tomorrow in the Planner, write down loose ends, then stop. Done for today.
Repeats every week
Why a weekly review
Lists only feel calm when you trust them. Once a week you make them complete and current again, so during the week you can just do the next thing.
The review takes about 45 minutes. Do it at the same time each week, with a coffee. The subtasks are the steps; tick them off as you go.
The workday shutdown is the small daily version: a few minutes to close the day, so work stays at work.