The Non-Linear Weekly Review
A weekly review template designed for non-linear brains.
A standard weekly review asks: did you hit your goals? What did you complete? What did you miss? For an ADHD brain, this format reliably produces one thing: shame. The tasks that did not happen dominate the picture. The unexpected things that did happen have no field. This review works differently. It starts with what actually happened, not what was supposed to happen. It honours the week you had, not the week you planned. And it builds next week from honest data rather than optimistic projection.
High: sharp and available. Medium: functional. Low: survival mode. Scattered: lots going on internally.
Not what you planned. What actually shaped it: events, your internal state, things that arrived unexpectedly.
Include things that were not on any list. The conversation that mattered. The problem solved under pressure. The thing you kept going with when it was hard. The ADHD brain does more than it plans. This is the place to see it.
Not the most important thing. The thing you are actually proud of, even if no one else noticed it.
Name it plainly. Then ask: was it the wrong week for this, or the wrong task entirely?
Most reviews count what you produced. This section counts what you spent. An ADHD brain that ends the week depleted will start the next one at a deficit. Knowing the cost is not self-indulgence. It is planning.
Tasks, situations, interactions that cost more than they should.
Even in a hard week, something gave back. Note it.
Specific, not vague. Not 'rest.' What actually restores you.
One thing. Specific and actionable.
Across the last few weeks, not just this one.
A thought, a feeling, a decision, a piece of momentum.
These are not a to-do list. They are intentions sorted by the kind of energy they need. Anchor items are non-negotiable. High-energy items need your best brain. Drift items can happen on autopilot. Keep the total short enough that you actually believe it.
Tap the label to cycle between Anchor, High energy, and Drift.
If next week produces only one thing, what does it need to be?
Named clearly so it stops taking cognitive space.
Not what to produce. How you want it to feel.
Not the performance. The person. The moment. The thing that will matter in a year, not a month.
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