Practical guide · Orange Ink
How to use ChatGPT for weekly planning that sticks
Weekly planning fails when everything is Priority 1. ChatGPT helps when it forces a Top 5, a “not this week” list, and a Friday close — not when it invents a prettier calendar.
- 01
Dump the messy notes first
Paste calendar highlights, Slack leftovers, and open loops. Do not ask for a plan before the raw material is in the chat.
- 02
Force a Top 5 outcomes list
Ask for five outcomes you can finish, each with a verb. Everything else goes under Not this week with a reason.
- 03
Time-box the fantasy
If the plan needs 60 hours and you have 25, ask ChatGPT to cut scope — not to motivate harder.
- 04
Close the week on Friday
What shipped, what slipped, what seeds Monday. That close is next week’s brief.
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