Weekly Reflection Template

A ten-minute end-of-week review: what actually happened, what worked, and one specific change to carry into next week.

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For Anyone who wants a weekly checkpoint without a full journaling habit

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

1.

Set a recurring time, Friday afternoon or Sunday evening both work well, and treat it like a standing appointment with yourself

2.

Write the "what actually happened" section first and factually, it's easier to evaluate the week once it's laid out plainly

3.

Limit the "one thing I'll change" to a single item; a long list of changes rarely survives past Monday

4.

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

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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