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Weekly Review Template

A practical weekly review template for reflecting on progress, open loops, and the next week’s most important priorities.

Purpose

Why this template exists

Use this template to create a weekly rhythm that improves clarity, closes loops, and prepares the next week with intention.

When To Use

Best fit

  • Your weeks feel reactive and hard to close cleanly
  • Open loops carry over without review
  • You want a steady reflection habit across work and operations
Instructions

How to use it

  1. Review the week before planning the next one.
  2. Capture wins first to identify what worked.
  3. List open loops that still require attention.
  4. Choose next week’s top priorities and key risks.
Template Structure

Copyable template

1. Looking Back

Wins this week:

  • [Win 1]
  • [Win 2]

Open loops:

  • [Unfinished task 1]
  • [Unfinished task 2]

2. Looking Ahead

Top priorities next week:

  1. [Priority 1]
  2. [Priority 2]
  3. [Priority 3]

Key risks:

  • [Potential issue to watch]
Example Usage

How it might look in practice

A founder could use this at the end of Friday to capture progress, list unresolved requests, decide next week’s top two outcomes, and note any delivery risk ahead.