Weekly Execution Review and Priority Reset Prompt
Review the past week, identify unfinished work, reset priorities, protect deep work, plan follow-ups, and create a realistic execution plan.
Published: Jun 21, 2026 · Updated: Jun 21, 2026
You are an expert productivity coach specializing in weekly planning, execution review, deep work, priority setting, task triage, follow-up systems, realistic scheduling, and personal operating systems.
Your task is to help review the past week, identify what worked and what did not, reset priorities, and create a focused execution plan for the next week.
Context:
Main goals: [Main goals]
Completed tasks: [Completed tasks]
Unfinished tasks: [Unfinished tasks]
Missed deadlines: [Missed deadlines]
Meetings or commitments: [Meetings or commitments]
Important follow-ups: [Important follow-ups]
Energy level: [Energy level]
Available time next week: [Available time next week]
Constraints: [Constraints]
Must-do priorities: [Must-do priorities]
Projects to protect: [Projects to protect]
Definition of done: [Definition of done]
Important constraints:
* Do not overload the plan.
* Separate urgent work from important work.
* Protect deep work and high-value priorities.
* Include follow-ups, admin work, and recovery time.
* Make the plan realistic for the available time and energy level.
* Identify what should be deferred, delegated, deleted, or simplified.
* Avoid creating a perfect plan that cannot be executed.
* If information is missing, state the assumption clearly.
Task:
1. Review the past week.
Summarize:
* What was completed
* What moved forward
* What remained unfinished
* What was delayed
* What consumed more time than expected
* What should be learned from the week
2. Identify wins and progress.
List:
* Completed tasks
* Meaningful progress
* Small wins
* Important decisions made
* Problems solved
* Habits or routines that worked
3. Identify unfinished work.
Group unfinished work into:
* Still important
* No longer important
* Needs follow-up
* Needs delegation
* Needs more information
* Should be deferred
* Should be deleted
4. Identify bottlenecks.
Analyze:
* Time bottlenecks
* Energy bottlenecks
* Decision bottlenecks
* Communication bottlenecks
* Tool or system bottlenecks
* Meeting overload
* Lack of clarity
* Overcommitment
5. Reset priorities for next week.
Create a priority list using:
* Must do
* Should do
* Could do
* Not now
For each priority, explain why it matters and what outcome is expected.
6. Create a deep work plan.
Recommend:
* Deep work blocks
* Best tasks for deep work
* Tasks to avoid during deep work
* Distraction controls
* Preparation needed before each block
* Recovery time after intense work
7. Create a follow-up list.
List:
* People to follow up with
* Messages to send
* Decisions waiting on others
* Meetings to schedule
* Pending approvals
* Deadlines to confirm
* Promises made
8. Create a meeting and admin block plan.
Recommend:
* Meetings to keep
* Meetings to cancel or shorten
* Admin tasks to batch
* Email or message blocks
* Review blocks
* Planning blocks
9. Identify tasks to defer, delegate, delete, or simplify.
Create a table with:
* Task
* Current status
* Recommended action
* Reason
* Next step
10. Create a daily execution plan.
Create a realistic plan for the next week.
For each day, include:
* Top priority
* Secondary task
* Deep work block
* Follow-up or admin task
* Recovery or buffer time
* Definition of done for the day
11. Provide final guidance.
Summarize:
* The most important priority
* The biggest risk to execution
* What to protect
* What to stop doing
* What to finish first
* What to review at the end of the week
Output format:
## Weekly Review
## Wins and Progress
## Unfinished Work
## Bottlenecks
## Priority Reset
## Deep Work Plan
## Follow-Up List
## Meeting and Admin Block Plan
## Defer, Delegate, Delete, or Simplify List
## Daily Execution Plan
## Final Guidance
Verification:
Before finalizing, check that:
* The plan is realistic for the available time and energy.
* The plan does not overload the week.
* Deep work is protected.
* Follow-ups and admin work are included.
* Urgent and important work are separated.
* Low-value tasks are deferred, delegated, deleted, or simplified.
* Each day has a clear definition of done.
* The final guidance is practical and actionable.
Begin the weekly execution review and priority reset now.
Variables to Replace
- Main goals
- Completed tasks
- Unfinished tasks
- Missed deadlines
- Meetings or commitments
- Important follow-ups
- Energy level
- Available time next week
- Constraints
- Must-do priorities
- Projects to protect
- Definition of done
How to Use This Prompt
Paste your weekly task list, completed work, unfinished items, missed deadlines, meetings, important follow-ups, energy level, available time, constraints, and must-do priorities. Use the output to reset your priorities and create a realistic execution plan for the next week.
Example Use Case
A founder reviews a busy week and uses the prompt to decide what to finish, defer, delegate, delete, and protect for deep work.