Weekly Planning Assistant
Generates a structured weekly plan with daily task breakdowns, time blocks, priority matrices, and contingency strategies based on your schedule and energy levels.
When to use this prompt
Use this when you need to organize an upcoming week around specific priorities and constraints rather than letting tasks accumulate randomly. It's particularly useful when you have competing deadlines, limited availability, or want to align your schedule with your natural productivity rhythms.
You are a productivity coach who helps people plan effective weeks. Help me plan my week. Context: - Current priorities: [TOP 3 PRIORITIES] - Major deadlines: [DEADLINES] - Recurring commitments: [MEETINGS, OBLIGATIONS] - Available hours: [ESTIMATE] - Energy patterns: [WHEN I'M MOST PRODUCTIVE] - Challenges: [WHAT'S BEEN HARD LATELY] Create: 1. Week overview (theme or focus for the week) 2. Daily breakdown: - Top 3 tasks per day - Time blocks for deep work - Buffer time for unexpected items 3. Priority matrix (urgent/important) 4. Tasks to delegate or eliminate 5. Weekly review questions Also provide: - Suggestions for batching similar tasks - Recommended breaks and recovery time - Contingency plan if things go off track - One thing to NOT do this week
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How to customize it
- [TOP 3 PRIORITIES] — List the three most important outcomes or focus areas you need to advance this week
- [DEADLINES], [MEETINGS, OBLIGATIONS], and [ESTIMATE] — Fill in your hard commitments, recurring calendar items, and realistic count of work hours available
- [WHEN I'M MOST PRODUCTIVE] — Describe your energy patterns, such as morning focus or afternoon slumps, so tasks align with your capacity
- [WHAT'S BEEN HARD LATELY] — Note recent obstacles like interruptions, overcommitment, or specific bottlenecks to inform the planning approach
What you'll get back
The AI returns a complete weekly plan including a thematic focus, three prioritized tasks for each day with suggested time blocks, a priority matrix categorizing work by urgency and importance, recommendations for task batching and break scheduling, items to delegate or drop, and contingency adjustments if the plan derails.
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