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Wrap up your week with one Friday review
Every Friday, get one page that pulls together your calendar, unanswered emails and open tasks, with a starter plan for Monday.
When to use it
Every Friday afternoon
Step by step
Connect your tools
Use Gemini with Google Workspace, Copilot with Microsoft 365, or the Gmail and Google Calendar connectors in ChatGPT or Claude, if your plan includes them. Check your workplace AI policy first.
Keep a running task list
Keep your open tasks in one Google Doc or notes page so your assistant (or you) can paste them in each week.
Save your Friday prompt
Use this prompt each week, pasting anything your assistant can't read directly.
Prompt to copyRun my Friday wrap-up. Look at: this week's calendar, emails from this week that I haven't replied to, and my open task list [paste or point to doc]. Give me: 1) What I got done this week (from meetings held and tasks ticked). 2) Loose ends: unanswered emails that need a reply, and promises I made in meetings. 3) Next week's calendar at a glance, with any day that's overloaded. 4) A starter list of 3 priorities for Monday morning. Keep it to one page.Schedule it and act on it
Create a recurring 30-minute Friday calendar event with the prompt in the description. Spend the time clearing quick loose ends, and save the page in a 'Weekly reviews' doc.
What you get
Done: 9 meetings, client proposal sent, Q4 budget agreed. Loose ends: Reply to Femi about workshop dates; send slides promised in Tuesday's call. Next week: Wednesday has 6 hours of meetings. Monday priorities: Finish hiring brief; confirm venue; prep Wed board meeting.
Tips
- Ending the week with loose ends written down makes it much easier to switch off over the weekend.