How to run a weekly review
The review is not a planning session and not a retrospective. It is maintenance: look at what exists, decide what is still true, and leave with a short list you believe.
What matters here
- Look at what was completed and what slipped
- Empty the inbox into real items
- Re-date or delete anything that moved twice
- Choose the next week's three outcomes
- Book the review for the same time next week
The four questions
What happened? What is open? What is next? What am I avoiding? The last one is the most useful and the easiest to skip, and it usually explains why something has moved four times.
Handling the inbox
Everything captured during the week gets a decision: task, note, or delete. A full inbox is a list of undecided things, and undecided things are the reason a system stops being trusted.
Ending on time
Stop at twenty minutes even if it is unfinished. An overrunning review is one you will skip next week, and the streak of doing it matters more than completeness.
Frequently asked questions
Keep reading
- How to take notes while readingReading notes should be short, in your own words, and tied to a question you are trying to answer. Highlighting is not note taking.
- How to build a reading habitA reading habit is built on a fixed slot and a book you actually want to finish. Everything else is optimization.
- What is a note-taking app?A note-taking app is software for writing things down and finding them again, usually with search, sync and some organization.
Turn talk into a plan
Capture a thought in plain language and let Prysm Note shape it into tasks and a timeline.
Disclaimer
This page is general information, not professional, legal, financial or medical advice. It describes common ways of working and how Prysm Note approaches them. Software changes over time, so details may differ from what you see in the product. Any product, company or brand names that appear are the property of their respective owners and are used only for identification. We do not claim any endorsement or affiliation. Where we compare approaches, we aim to describe each one honestly, including where a different approach may suit you better. Try the tools that matter to you and judge for yourself.