And How to Do It HOW AWEEKLY REVIEW HELPS PRODUCTIVITY
DOCUMENT THOSE ‘I NEED TO’S.’ One of the things that makes the weekly review so helpful is that you find out what you missed. Did the doctor’s appointment not get scheduled last week? Was that visit with your friend postponed? In addition to looking at the last seven days, Allen encourages you to go back two weeks on your calendar and look at everything you had on there. Look at it in detail. You’ll likely notice some “I need to’s,” and this is how the weekly review can help you stay on track. Even if an event already happened, you can add it to your calendar to help you prepare for the next weekly review. Allen also recommends you look to what’s coming in the days or weeks ahead to help you be prepared for what needs to happen; he calls it “visualizing for success.” Allen calls a weekly review the “key to stress-free productivity.” Because you’re doing weekly assessments of the state of things and not waiting until your responsibilities get overwhelmingly backlogged, you can manage your whole life better and give yourself a better grip on this fast-paced world.
You have a lot to think about every day. Appointments, emails, phone calls, meetings — this world moves at a fast pace. Once you get a bit behind, it’s overwhelming to catch up. One way to better manage everything that’s going on is through a weekly review. Instead of waiting until the end of a year, this process helps you identify your progress on a weekly basis to stay on track with your goals. Find out why David Allen’s concept is so helpful to productivity. 7 DAYS IN REVIEW Set aside at least an hour every seven days for your weekly review. Know that you’re not going to be cleaning out your inbox or doing other tasks during this time. This is a review; it’s not action time just yet. When you sit down for this designated time, act as if you’re a distant observer looking at how your week went. Try to be objective. Why didn’t this or that happen? Take responsibility and find a way to make the missed tasks happen in the next seven days. This is a critical time period to assess your progress on projects and identify tasks that still need to get done. Focus not on completing tasks, like cleaning up your inbox, but by assessing what happened in the last seven days, what didn’t, and how you’re going to make those things happen next week. TAKE A BREAK
BUTTERY ROASTED CHESTNUTS
INGREDIENTS
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2 teaspoons kosher salt, or more to taste
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2 pounds fresh chestnuts, unpeeled
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Pinch of freshly ground nutmeg
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2–3 sprigs rosemary
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Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
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1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
DIRECTIONS
1. Heat oven to 450 F. 2. Place a large sheet of foil on a rimmed baking sheet. 3. On a large, flat workspace, place chestnuts flat side down. Using a sharp knife, carve an X on the rounded side of each chestnut. 4. In a large bowl of hot water, soak chestnuts for 1 minute. 5. Pat dry and transfer to a medium bowl. Add rosemary, butter, salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Toss to coat and transfer to baking sheet. Arrange in a single layer. Gather the edges of the foil together, leaving an opening at the top.
6. Roast until peels curl up, about 30–45 minutes. 7. Transfer to a platter and serve while hot or warm.
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