Sunday evening. 15 minutes. One audit. That’s all it takes to stop drifting and start owning your week. I do this every Sunday. It turned my chaos into clarity. Here’s the exact process.

How do you review last week in 5 minutes?

Open your calendar and note-taking app. Answer three questions. What did I complete? What did I abandon? What distracted me the most? Write each answer in one sentence. No overthinking. I use Notion’s free plan ($0) with a simple template. Three bullet points. Done.

Be honest about distractions. Was it Twitter? Email? A chat that went too long? Name it. Next week you’ll block it. If you spent 2 hours on low-priority emails, set a rule: check email once per day at 3 PM.

Stripe charges 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction. Check your Stripe dashboard. Did last week’s work generate revenue? If not, what will change this week? Revenue is the ultimate focus score.

Need a daily system first? Start with the Deep Work Daily System before the weekly audit. The daily system builds the habits. The audit checks if they’re working.

Also pair this with the Daily Free Writing Warmup. That 10-minute clarity exercise makes your audit answers more honest. You’ll spot patterns you’d otherwise miss.

How do you set next week in 10 minutes?

Pick your top 3 priorities for the week. Not 10. Three. One is the hardest, most important thing. Two are supporting tasks. Calendar-block time for priority one first thing Monday. If nothing else gets done, priority one must.

Calendly’s free plan blocks your calendar slots. I use it to schedule my own focus blocks, not just meetings. Block 9-11 AM Monday for priority one. Block 9-11 AM Tuesday for priority two. Block Friday for catch-up. Each block is non-negotiable.

ConvertKit’s $9/month plan lets you send one weekly email. What’s your one insight from the audit? Share it with your list. This forces you to distill the week into a lesson. Distillation builds clarity.

Set one focus rule for the week. Example: “No Twitter before 2 PM.” Or “Phone in another room during focus blocks.” One rule per week. Stack them over 12 weeks and your environment transforms.

For deeper priority-setting, read the Priority Ladder. It shows how to rank tasks by impact, not urgency. Use it to pick your top 3 each week.

You are a senior productivity coach. I need to run a weekly focus audit. Ask me three questions about last week (completions, distractions, lessons learned). Then help me set my top 3 priorities for next week. Use the Priority Ladder method: rank by impact on my [INSERT GOAL], not urgency. End with one focus rule for the week.

References

• Notion Pricing
• Calendly Pricing
• ConvertKit Pricing
• Stripe Pricing

WEEKLY FOCUS AUDIT (Every Sunday, 30 min)

PRODUCTIVITY SCORE (1-10): ___
Why not higher? ___________________

TOP 3 TASKS THIS WEEK:
1. ___________________________
2. ___________________________
3. ___________________________

DISTRACTIONS TO ELIMINATE NEXT WEEK:
[ ] ___________________________
[ ] ___________________________

DEEP WORK HOURS LOG:
Mon: ___ hrs | Tue: ___ hrs | Wed: ___ hrs
Thu: ___ hrs | Fri: ___ hrs | Sat: ___ hrs | Sun: ___ hrs

WIN OF THE WEEK:
___________________________

RULE: If you can't measure it, you can't improve it.
Track hours, not just tasks.