Short answer: Review what happened, decide what is still alive, and place only the next actions on the coming week.
The five-minute version
- Scan the last seven days and mark finished work.
- Move open tasks to a specific day or remove them.
- Check deadlines, meetings and promised replies.
- Choose one to three outcomes for the new week.
- Leave breathing room for the unexpected.
Make the review kind but honest
A review is not a report card. It is a way to stop carrying vague obligations in your head. If a task has survived three reviews, change its scope, delegate it or delete it.
Cadence gives this routine a visible home: a simple week on Mac and iPhone, with quick capture and iCloud sync. Read the freelancer workflow for a longer version.
Close loops
Reply, archive, schedule or make the next decision.
Protect capacity
Plan less than your ideal week can hold.