weekly-unstuck

Weekly Unstuck

Willpower resets every week; systems don't. This is a short recurring ritual — 10 minutes, once a week — that does the executive-function work most people skip: empties the mental backlog, names the one thing that actually matters this week, breaks the stuck items into first steps, and checks where you've drifted into autopilot. It's not a productivity system to maintain; it's a weekly reset to run.

What This Skill Produces

• A brain-dump + triage — everything on your mind, out and sorted (do / schedule / drop / delegate)
• The week's one thing — the single most important focus, so the week has a spine
• Stuck-item first steps — for the things you've stalled on, one tiny next action each
• A wins glance — a quick look at what actually went right last week (momentum + calibration)
• The autopilot check — where you're coasting, over-relying on a tool/habit, or avoiding something — a gentle honesty prompt
• A light plan — the loose shape of the week that follows from all this

Required Inputs

Ask for these if not provided:

• What's on your mind — the current backlog and worries (dump it)
• Your goal or theme — what you're trying to move right now
• What's stuck — the things you've stalled on
• How last week went — a quick honest read (wins and drift)

Framework: Empty, Focus, Unstick, Check

1. Empty the backlog. Brain-dump everything and triage it fast (do/schedule/drop/delegate) — the swirl leaves your head onto the page.
2. Name the one thing. From the pile, the single highest-leverage focus for the week — a spine to hang the rest on.
3. Unstick the stalled. For each stuck item, one tiny first step — motion over planning.
4. Glance at wins. A quick look at what went right builds momentum and keeps your self-assessment honest (not all-negative).
5. Check the autopilot. A gentle prompt on where you're coasting, over-relying on a crutch, or avoiding something — the weekly honesty beat.
6. Shape the week. A loose plan that follows — not a rigid schedule, just a direction.

Output Format

Weekly reset — [date/week]

Brain-dump + triage: [pile sorted into do/schedule/drop/delegate].

🎯 The one thing this week: [single highest-leverage focus].

Unstick: [stuck item → tiny first step] ×[few].

Wins last week: [what went right].

Autopilot check: [where you're coasting / over-relying / avoiding — one honest nudge].

The week's shape: [loose plan].

(Run this weekly — it's a reset, not a system to maintain.)

Quality Checks

• [ ] Empties and triages the mental backlog
• [ ] Names a single focus for the week
• [ ] Gives tiny first steps for stuck items
• [ ] Includes a wins glance for momentum/calibration
• [ ] Has an honest autopilot/over-reliance check
• [ ] Produces a loose plan, not a rigid schedule

Anti-Patterns

• A heavy productivity system to maintain instead of a quick reset.
• All backlog, no single focus.
• Planning the stuck items instead of giving first steps.
• Skipping the wins (all-negative reviews demotivate).
• No honesty check on drift/over-reliance.

Example Trigger Phrases

• "Run my weekly reset."
• "Help me plan my week and clear my head."
• "My weekly check-in — I feel scattered."
• "Get me unstuck for the week ahead."
• "Do my Sunday reset with me."