Tiago Forte's breakdown of how to do a proper weekly review (A Thread) @fortelabs
Objectives:

1. Clear your digital workspaces
2. Update your available tasks
3. Decide on your priorities for the week
Goal:

Clear up each category to determine where to invest your time in the following week.

- Email -- emails from other people
- Calendar -- calls and meetings at specific times
- Desktop/Downloads -- files stored
- Notes -- digital notes
- Tasks -- to do's
Email -- Goal: Get to inbox 0

- Move quickly, touch lightly
- With each email, decide what the next action is and add that action to your task manager. Add the URL to your to-do for easy access
- Once added, archive the email
- Don't to the action. Just record it.
Calendar -- Goal: Become aware of upcoming events

- Scan your calendar two weeks into the past to look for any items that need follow-up actions.
- Look ahead four weeks and see what needs to be planned for.
- If an action is discovered, add it to your task manager.
Desktop/Downloads Folders -- Goal: Clear desktop and downloads folders

- Create a folder structure with PARA in your documents folder
- Delete all useless files on desktop/downloads (CMND + DEL)
- Organize other files into the respective folders
- Empty trash
Notes -- Goal: Clear notes inbox

- Open note-taking app and clear inbox
- Add any action items to the task manager
Tasks p.1 -- Goal: Prioritize the tasks

- Make sure each task has a direct action item with it. If not, change the task or break it down.
- Is the priority:
// high -- needs to be done this week
// medium -- can happen next week

- When task inbox is empty, plan the week
Tasks p.2 -- Goal: Plan the week before it starts

- You can separate the tasks by:
- Time of day: Morning/Evening
- Type of work: Deep work/Email/Quick 'n Easy
- Silos/Areas: Family/Freelance/Brand
- Projects: Launch Online Course/Podcast Interview
Tasks p.3 --- Goal: Become a productivity wizard

- Spend less time thinking of what to do and more time doing
- Become a productivity wizard
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