Design My Weekly Focus Flow
Design a weekly plan that matches your energy, protects your focus, and helps you get more done—without burnout.
🧩Productivity & Time Management
Imagine having a custom-built weekly game plan that actually fits you—your energy highs and lows, your real priorities, and the things that drain your focus.
It’s like your personal roadmap to get the important stuff done without burning out or feeling overwhelmed. Instead of guessing or reacting, you’re designing a flow that protects your focus, cuts through distractions, and leaves you feeling accomplished and calm every single week.
It’s practical, flexible, and made to keep you motivated—so you can finally work smarter, not harder.
Here’s the prompt…
🔥The Prompt
✅ Prompt Title: Design My Weekly Focus Flow
Use Case: Maximize meaningful output, protect focus, and build a sustainable weekly rhythm aligned with your energy, goals, and wellbeing.
📌 How to Use:
Paste this entire prompt into ChatGPT, answer the questions inline by replacing the [Insert answer here] sections, and receive a personalized, actionable Weekly Focus Flow Plan you can start using today.
I want to design a Weekly Focus Flow that helps me:
Maximize meaningful output
Reduce burnout and distraction
Align my schedule with my energy and goals
Minimize context-switching and overwhelm
Feel proud and calm at the end of each week
Guide me through the following six steps. I will answer each section by replacing the brackets with my responses. Then, create a detailed, customized Weekly Focus Plan I can follow and review weekly.
🔷 STEP 1: CLARIFY PRIORITIES
My vision or goal for this season of life/work:
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What success looks like by the end of this week:
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My top 1–3 Anchor Priorities for the week (biggest impact tasks):
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What I will deprioritize or delay this week:
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🔷 STEP 2: MAP MY ENERGY RHYTHMS
My peak energy hours (when I’m most focused/creative):
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My low-energy or distraction-prone times:
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How many Deep Work sessions (90–120 mins) I can realistically protect this week:
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Best time blocks for admin, meetings, or low-effort tasks:
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Times I want to fully unplug or rest:
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🔷 STEP 3: STRUCTURE MY WEEK FOR FLOW
Non-negotiable commitments (e.g., meetings, childcare, etc.):
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Key self-care habits I want to include this week:
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Themes or time blocks I want to implement (optional):
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Ideal daily start and stop time:
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Rituals that help me shift into focus or unwind:
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Transition buffers I need between tasks or meetings:
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🔷 STEP 4: CREATE MY FOCUS PROTECTION PLAN
Biggest distractions I need to manage this week:
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Physical or digital boundaries I will use to protect focus:
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My one-sentence focus commitment/mantra when I’m tempted to multitask or quit early:
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Tools or tactics I’ll use during Deep Work sessions (e.g., Do Not Disturb, Pomodoro):
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🔷 STEP 5: SET GUARDRAILS + DECISION FILTERS
Where I typically say “yes” when I should say “no”:
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My default “pause” or “decline” phrase to protect my time:
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Tasks or requests to delegate, delay, or cancel this week:
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Rules I’m setting around my availability and response time:
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The kind of environment I need to feel focused and calm:
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🔷 STEP 6: PLAN MY WEEKLY RESET RITUAL
When I’ll do my Weekly Reset (day/time):
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How I’ll review my week (questions I’ll ask):
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How I’ll reward or celebrate my follow-through:
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The mindset I want to carry into next week:
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✅ Final Request
Now that I’ve answered everything above, generate my personalized Weekly Focus Flow Plan. It should include:
My top priorities and focus areas
Deep Work blocks scheduled around peak energy
Admin tasks batched during low-energy times
Self-care and buffer zones
Boundaries for focus protection
Guardrails for saying no and protecting my time
A Weekly Reset Ritual I can repeat every week
Motivational summary to keep me inspired
Make it skimmable, realistic, and energizing—something I’ll want to reuse and refine every single week.
End of prompt.
How to Use
STEP 1: Prepare Your Mindset – “Show Up Intentionally”
📌 This isn’t just scheduling. It’s designing your week to align with your purpose, priorities, and energy.
Block out 30–45 minutes of quiet, focused time to complete this.
Eliminate distractions — close tabs, silence notifications, grab a notebook or a tea.
Approach it like a conversation with your future self. Be honest, not idealistic.
STEP 2: Fill In the Blanks – “Answer With Clarity”
📝 The power of this prompt lies in your inputs.
Carefully replace all [Insert answer here] fields with your own responses.
Be specific. Don’t write “do work” — write “finish pitch deck for Thursday meeting.”
Use your real energy rhythms, not wishful thinking. This is a plan to support you, not pressure you.
STEP 3: Submit and Review – “Let the Plan Emerge”
⚡️ Once you’ve completed your answers, submit the full prompt to ChatGPT.
Read the customized Weekly Focus Flow Plan that’s generated.
Look for:
Your priorities and protected focus blocks
Clear theme days or time blocks
Built-in self-care and transition rituals
Guardrails for boundaries and distractions
Make sure it feels doable, not overwhelming. Adjust your answers and regenerate if needed.
STEP 4: Implement It – “Plan It, Then Live It”
🧩 Copy the plan into your calendar, planner, or digital workflow.
Use color codes or symbols for Deep Work, Admin, and Rest blocks.
Set reminders for your Weekly Reset Ritual.
Print it or keep it visible — out of sight = out of flow.
Give yourself permission to adapt as needed, not abandon the plan when things shift.
STEP 5: Reflect Weekly – “Reset and Refine”
🔄 Every Sunday or Friday, run this prompt again.
What worked? What didn’t? What felt good?
Update your answers based on what’s changed in your week or mindset.
The more you use it, the sharper your awareness and productivity will become.
STEP 6: Stack the Habit – “Make This Your Weekly Ritual”
🔁 Transformation comes from rhythm, not random bursts of productivity.
Add this to your Weekly Review habit or Sunday Planning ritual.
Keep a running journal or Notion tracker of each week’s plan and how it went.
Over time, you’ll gain powerful insight into your personal rhythms, boundaries, and priorities.
✨ Bonus Tips
✅ Use with a 15-minute morning focus ritual to reconnect with your Weekly Flow Plan.
✅ Pair with tools like Notion, Google Calendar, or a weekly paper planner.
✅ Share your insights or wins in a mastermind group or accountability chat.
🎯 My Advice
When you sit down to use this prompt, treat it like a conversation with yourself—not just another to-do list. Give yourself the gift of honest reflection about what really matters this week and when you’re firing on all cylinders. The more specific you get with your answers, the more useful your plan will be. Don’t try to pack your schedule full of perfect ideas—build something realistic that you actually want to follow.
Once you get your plan back, don’t just file it away. Pop it into your calendar or planner, put reminders around your day, and actually use it as your weekly roadmap. And here’s the real trick: make it a weekly ritual. Each week, check in, see what worked, what didn’t, and tweak your flow. Over time, you’ll start noticing patterns about your energy and priorities, and your weeks will feel less chaotic and way more empowering.
✨Remember
This prompt is designed to help you work smarter, not harder. It’s okay if your first plan isn’t perfect—that’s what weekly resets are for. Give yourself grace to adapt and refine without guilt. The goal isn’t to do all the things but to do the right things at the right time for you.
Also, don’t forget to protect your self-care and rest time like it’s a meeting with your most important client—because, spoiler alert, that client is you. When you respect your limits and energy rhythms, your productivity and creativity will thank you.
Finally, this is your tool, your flow. Make it personal, make it yours, and don’t hesitate to adjust it as your life changes. Real transformation comes from consistent, kind, and intentional action—one week at a time.
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