Weekly Review: Evidence-Backed Themes
Use this once a week, after you have gathered the week’s notes into one place.
Step 1: Collect
Gather this week’s notes — journal entries, meeting notes, a running self-message channel — into one document.
Do not paste into an unapproved AI tool:
- confidential work or client information;
- health details;
- specifics about a relationship conflict involving another person;
- anything about a child.
Redact names and identifiers before pasting.
Step 2: Pattern Candidates
Minimum evidence bar: 3 dated quotes per pattern. Anything with fewer goes in “weak signal,” not the main list.
| Candidate pattern | Quoted evidence (date each) | Accept / Reject | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
Weak signal (1–2 quotes only — not enough evidence yet):
Step 3: Open Loops
Things mentioned as unresolved, planned, or waiting on someone, with no follow-up note this week.
| Open loop | First mentioned | Still unresolved? | Next step, or explicit “drop” |
|---|---|---|---|
Step 4: One Adjustment
Choose exactly one. Not three.
- Accepted pattern it responds to:
- Adjustment I am choosing:
- Why this one, not the model’s top suggestion (if different):
- How I will know in 7 days:
- Review date:
If Nothing Survives the Evidence Bar
That is a valid outcome. Skip Step 4, carry the open loops forward, and note: “Quiet week — no pattern with enough evidence.”
Reset Checklist
- Delete any pasted confidential text from the AI tool’s history if the tool retains it.
- Save this sheet somewhere you will see it next week.
- If a pattern touches a relationship, health, or work-safety concern, the next step is a conversation with a person — not a more detailed prompt.