keep going guide · 7 min
A weekly triage that does not take over your weekend
Clear your inbox and reset commitments in a short, repeatable review.
Published August 3, 2026
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Weekly triage is not a life audit. It is twenty minutes to make sure captured thoughts have an honest home. If it takes an hour, the system is asking too much.
A short review
- Empty the inbox: task, project, reference, later, or let go.
- Look at active projects: does each have one visible next action?
- Check the next seven days for commitments with real dates.
- Choose a small number of live priorities for the coming week.
- Stop.
Do not reorganize categories. Do not rebuild your system. Do not punish yourself for old tasks. Triage works because it makes decisions routine, not because it creates a beautiful dashboard.
Put it on a day that has enough slack. Consistency matters more than the exact ritual.