How it works
A weekly review is a short, regular pause to clear your head and decide what's next. David Allen's Getting Things Done method splits it into three stages: Get Clear, Get Current and Get Creative. His full review is long, a two-hour block by one account, so this page keeps the shape and cuts it to ten minutes.
The five questions are ours, not his checklist, and you can change them. Each is asked on its own, and each card keeps the questions it was asked. The ten-minute timer is optional and never cuts you off.
A week is the seven days ending on the day you choose, Sunday unless you change it. A review done up to three days after that day files under the week that just ended, so a Monday-morning review counts for the week before. At the start of the next review, last week's answer to "What matters most next week?" is shown above the first question.
Each finished week is a dated card. Flick back through them from the tabs or the list. Cards are saved on this device. Download them as Markdown or text, or add a weekly reminder to your calendar.
Questions people ask
- What is a weekly review?
- A weekly review is a regular pause, once a week, to empty your head, look at what's current and decide what's next. David Allen's Getting Things Done method gives it three stages, Get Clear, Get Current and Get Creative; the questions here are our short version, not his checklist.
- How long should a weekly review take?
- As long as you will actually do it. Allen's full review is a long block, reported as two hours, and Todoist says "We recommend a full hour at least". This page is built for ten minutes, a length we chose so it doesn't get skipped, with a timer you can switch on and a card that never cuts you off.
- Which day should I do it?
- Any day, as long as it's the same one. Allen suggests early Friday afternoon, and Todoist lists Friday afternoon, Sunday evening or Monday morning. Set the day the week ends on, and a review done up to three days later files under the week that just ended.
- Can I change the questions?
- Yes. Edit, reorder, add or remove them in Settings, up to ten. Each saved card keeps the questions it asked, so changing them later never rewrites an old week.
- Where are my reviews kept?
- Only in this browser on this device, never sent anywhere. Download all cards as Markdown or text, or keep a JSON backup from Settings.