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