A weekly review is one of the four kinds of review necessary to maintain a functional life management system. David Allen calls the weekly review the “Master Key to GTD” (getting things done)—the most critical habit to maintain the system.
According to Tiago Forte, a weekly review is an operating system, which is checked by a monthly review. He further notes that, because weekly habits are more difficult to build, establishing and maintaining a weekly review habit can be difficult. Nevertheless, when properly designed, a weekly review can free up your mind and spur you to take action (A life management system should free your mind; Build a life management system that helps you take intentional action). For Tiago, a good Weekly Review should be done fast and lightly for about 15-30 minutes. To do so, the reviewer needs to resist the urge to actually do a task and focus on processing open loops.
Here is my weekly review routine.
To Do
- This is still written in Tiago’s perspective. Rewrite it to use my perspective.
References
Forte, T. (2017, May 27). The Weekly Review is an Operating System. Forte Labs. https://fortelabs.co/blog/the-weekly-review-is-an-operating-system/