Weekly Reflection Template
A ten-minute end-of-week review: what actually happened, what worked, and one specific change to carry into next week.
The template
What actually happened this week
- A few bullet points, factual, not evaluative, just what occurred
What worked
- One thing you did this week you'd want to repeat
What didn't
- One thing that didn't go the way you wanted, described without self-criticism
One thing I'll change next week
- A single, concrete change, not a list of resolutions
Carrying over
- Anything unfinished this week that needs to move to next week's plan
How to use it in BrainDump
Set a recurring time, Friday afternoon or Sunday evening both work well, and treat it like a standing appointment with yourself
Write the "what actually happened" section first and factually, it's easier to evaluate the week once it's laid out plainly
Limit the "one thing I'll change" to a single item; a long list of changes rarely survives past Monday
Search past weeks in BrainDump before writing a new one, if the same "what didn't work" keeps showing up, that's the actual thing to address
FAQ
A daily brain dump clears your head in the moment. This is a step back once a week to look at the pattern across several days, more evaluative and less about immediate capture.
Write that down too. "Quiet week, nothing major" is a legitimate entry, and the streak of consistency is more valuable than any single week's content.
Skip the setup
Paste this template into BrainDump and start filling it in right away, no folders or formatting to set up first.
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