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Run A Weekly Review

A 30-minute weekly pass that clears inputs, closes loops, and picks the next week's few real priorities — so the system stays trustworthy instead of becoming a graveyard. Use when running a weekly review, planning the week, or resetting a backlog.

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name: run-a-weekly-review
category: productivity
description: >-
  A 30-minute weekly pass that clears inputs, closes loops, and picks the next
  week's few real priorities — so the system stays trustworthy instead of
  becoming a graveyard. Use when running a weekly review, planning the week,
  or resetting a backlog.
---

# Run a Weekly Review

Any capture system decays without a regular pass over it. Notes pile up
unprocessed, the todo list fills with things that will never happen, and within
a month you stop trusting it — which is fatal, because a system you do not trust
is one you route around.

Thirty minutes, once a week, same slot. The consistency matters more than the
thoroughness.

## 1. Clear the inputs (10 min)

Empty every inbox to zero. Not *done* — **decided**.

Every item gets exactly one of:

| Decision | Action |
|---|---|
| Do it | Under two minutes, do it now |
| Schedule it | Put it on a specific day, not "soon" |
| Delegate it | Send it, note who and when you will check |
| File it | It is reference, not action — put it where you would look for it |
| Drop it | Delete without guilt |

"Drop it" is the option people skip, and it is the one that keeps the system
alive. A list that only grows stops being read.

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