Weekly Productivity Review
Rate each day. Spot your patterns. Plan a better next week.
Rate Each Day
Your Week at a Glance
Insights
Past Weeks
How to Do a Weekly Productivity Review
1. Pick a consistent time
Friday afternoon or Sunday evening works for most people. The key is making it a habit. Block 10-15 minutes on your calendar. A weekly review without consistency is just a one-off exercise - the real value comes from doing it every single week.
2. Rate honestly, not optimistically
For each day, rate your focus (how well you concentrated), energy (how alert you felt), and output (how much meaningful work got done). Be honest - giving yourself 5/5 every day defeats the purpose. A 2 or 3 on a rough day is useful data. If you use the Pomodoro timer daily, your completed sessions are a good anchor for the output rating.
3. Look for patterns
After a few weeks, you'll spot trends. Maybe your focus peaks on Tuesday mornings. Maybe your energy crashes every Thursday. Maybe high-output days only happen when energy and focus are both above 3. These patterns are gold - they tell you when to schedule deep work and when to coast on admin tasks.
4. Write a short reflection
The optional note field is where the real learning happens. What went well? What dragged you down? Was there a specific decision or habit that made the difference? Even two sentences a week compounds into real self-awareness over time.
Why Weekly Reviews Work
Daily tracking tools like the Focus Session Log and Daily Focus Score are great for individual days. But they miss the bigger picture. A bad Monday followed by a great Tuesday can average out to a decent week - or it might reveal that you need to restructure your Monday schedule entirely.
The weekly review is a concept borrowed from GTD (Getting Things Done) and used by nearly every serious productivity system. David Allen, the creator of GTD, calls it "the critical factor for success." It's the moment where you step back, see the patterns, and make adjustments.
There are three things a weekly review gives you that daily tracking can't. First, trend awareness - you can see if your focus is gradually improving or declining week over week. Second, day-of-week patterns - nearly everyone has stronger and weaker days, and knowing yours lets you schedule accordingly. Third, the connection between energy and output. Sometimes your most energetic day isn't your most productive one, and that disconnect is worth investigating.
Pair your weekly review with time blocking for maximum effect. Use the insights from your review to adjust next week's schedule. If you know Thursday afternoons are low-energy, stop scheduling creative work there. Put batch tasks like email and admin in those slots instead.
Your review data stays entirely in your browser. No account needed, nothing uploaded. Just a simple, private record that helps you work smarter next week.