# Weekly Planning
16 items
168 Hours Method
Time management philosophy by Laura Vanderkam based on viewing time as a weekly resource of 168 hours, encouraging tracking to understand actual time usage and make intentional choices about priorities.
Dave Lee's System
A productivity system that combines a weekly chart, daily focus area, and Pomodoro timer. Users choose five important areas for the week, and dedicate one area to each day, ensuring balanced progress across multiple priorities while using focused work intervals for execution.
Ideal Week Method
Time management framework for designing a template week that aligns time allocation with priorities and values. Creates a repeatable weekly structure with blocks for non-negotiables, focused work, and margin for flexibility—serving as a guide rather than rigid schedule.
Ideal Week Template
Time management planning method where you design your perfect weekly schedule template with time blocks for all recurring responsibilities, then adjust reality to match the ideal as closely as possible.
Laura Vanderkam's 168 Hours Method
Author Laura Vanderkam's time management approach emphasizing that everyone has 168 hours per week, advocating for time tracking and audits to understand actual time usage and make intentional choices about priorities.
Monday Hour One
Weekly planning ritual popularized by time management coaches where you spend one hour every Monday planning your entire week by scheduling specific time blocks for all your priorities and tasks.
Monday Work Rhythm
Weekly scheduling methodology that recognizes Monday as a strategic planning and catch-up day rather than a productive execution day. Aligns task scheduling with natural weekly energy patterns, reserving intensive work for Tuesday-Thursday peak productivity periods.
Sunday Basket Planning System
Weekly planning methodology from Organize 365 that uses a centralized container to collect papers and tasks during the week, then processes everything during a dedicated Sunday planning session to reduce clutter and mental overwhelm.
Sunday Planning Method
Weekly productivity ritual involving dedicated time on Sunday evening to review the past week, reflect on accomplishments and challenges, and strategically plan the upcoming week for maximum impact and reduced stress.
Sunday Planning Ritual
Weekly planning practice of reviewing the upcoming week each Sunday to set priorities, schedule important tasks, and mentally prepare. Creates clarity and intentionality for the week ahead, reducing Monday morning stress and improving weekly productivity.
The Weekly
Brooke Castillo's 2026 program providing weekly structure and accountability for transformative productivity and life planning through private podcast coaching and community support.
Time Blocking Template Method
Productivity approach using weekly schedule templates that assign specific types of work to recurring time blocks. Reduces daily planning overhead by creating a consistent weekly rhythm for different work categories.
Tranquility by Tuesday
A 2022 book by Laura Vanderkam based on a time diary study of 150+ people who learned nine time management rules over nine weeks, showing how to build a resilient schedule with opportunities for joy, nourishment, and fulfillment through strategies like planning on Fridays and the 'three times a week is a habit' principle.
Weekly Day Themes Strategy
Organizational technique assigning specific work themes to each day of the week to minimize context switching, popularized by entrepreneurs like Jack Dorsey and Marc Andreessen for managing multiple responsibilities.
Weekly Review (GTD)
Critical GTD practice of conducting a comprehensive weekly review to maintain system trust and perspective. Ensures nothing slips through cracks and keeps priorities aligned with commitments and goals.
Winning the Week
Winning the Week is a WSJ bestselling book and time management framework by Demir and Carey Bentley, founders of Lifehack Method. The system helps professionals work less and achieve more by applying structured time management techniques including time audits, priority setting, and weekly planning. It has been used by 50,000+ professionals at companies like Google, Uber, and PepsiCo.