Overview
Weekly reviews are the single highest-leverage productivity habit and the one most people abandon because it's tedious. A Claude Project loaded with your week's notes + a strict review rubric does the tedious part; you make the decisions.
How it works
- You dump all your week's notes (meeting notes, journals, project updates) into a Claude Project as attached files.
- A saved prompt walks Claude through your review rubric: open loops, incomplete decisions, delegation candidates, energy patterns.
- Claude produces a structured review draft: what happened, what's still open, three priorities for next week.
- You spend 20 minutes editing the draft into your real plan instead of 90 minutes building it from scratch.
Benefits
- Cuts weekly review from 90 min to 20 min.
- Catches open loops you'd forget about.
- The pattern of your week becomes visible — energy, blockers, wins.
Use cases
- Solo operators running GTD or PARA.
- Managers who need to close the week before family time.
- Coaches preparing client reviews.
Step-by-step guide
Step 1: Standardize where notes live
One folder per week. If notes are scattered across 5 tools, this workflow won't work — consolidation is prerequisite.
Step 2: Write the review rubric once
Open loops, decisions made, decisions deferred, delegation candidates, energy patterns, next-week priorities. Version it in the project.
Step 3: Attach files, don't paste
Files are re-readable across chats in the project. Pastes disappear after the chat.
Step 4: Run the saved prompt
'Produce this week's review per the rubric. Cite the note where each item comes from.' Citations make editing fast.
Step 5: Edit, don't accept
The AI draft is a scaffold, not a plan. Editing it is the review — that's the point.
Example
Review draft: 'Open loops: 1) Vendor renewal decision by Fri (see 2026-06-13 meeting notes). 2) Q3 hire brief still unwritten. Priorities next week: 1) Ship pricing test. 2) Close vendor. 3) Draft brief.'