Create a Weekly Plan during the Weekly Review to see how your week will look in a week view. For each day of the week, what’s on your calendar? What repeating tasks for work and for home need to be accomplished? What meals do you plan to have? Schedule action steps for your goals and projects, and include time for personal development and maintaining relationships. Include some things to do for fun.
Weekly planning gives you a look at the big picture. You can see how busy your week is, and see quiet times where you can schedule action steps and additional tasks from your master list. It takes time and thought, which can be difficult to manage once in the middle of a hectic week. It’s important to choose a time for planning that works well for you.
Tools: Weekly Planner from Productivity Flourishing | Weekly Plan from Organize IT, also new and improved version | Weekly Schedule from Studentlinc
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EXAMPLE WEEKLY PLAN |
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Monday Meeting Call Bill re: shelving Chili Make labels for files
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Calendar -Meetings, appointments, deadlines -Follow-up Repeating tasks -work duties -home duties Goal and project plans -Action steps Personal development plan Menus Master list
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Tuesday Administer test Chili tortillas
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Wednesday Grade tests Appointment Chicken
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Thursday Parent-teacher meeting Chicken noodles Yoga class
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Friday Develop lesson plan Brother’s Birthday Eat out Attend game
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Saturday Pay bills Go to the bank Pizza Attend concert
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Sunday Rake leaves Ride bikes w/family
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[...] Both Stephen R Covey and David Allen advocate the importance of a weekly review. However, it wasn’t until I read a book called “The Personal Efficiency Program” by Kerry Gleeson that I really “got it.” I now have a better understanding of how it all fits together. See also the Weekly Plan. Additional reading [...]
I do something similar by Setting out all my tasks for the week. It means I get a goof overview of what I have to do. Plus, after I check stuff off I can see what I’ve been procrastinating on and give myself a kick to get on with it!
[...] Do List Select about 10 tasks from the weekly plan to create a daily To Do List. This includes items from your calendar, repeating tasks, action steps [...]