Hi strongbif,

There is no one-size-fits-all solution to these kinds of issues. You might have to try a number of methods.

Do you keep a list of written goals? If you do, you could, (this is merely an example) write down that you will do a weekly review in at least 23 of the next 26 weeks. Now make a list of the next 26 weeks. Each week that you did your review, put a check mark next to that week.

Or, do you have someone who would help you achieve your goals? Give that person 24 dollars (or $240, or whatever works). They can only give you $1 per week and only if you did your review that week. At the end of 26 weeks, they keep whatever's left.

Or, maybe you are too busy. Maybe you need to block time on your calendar and avoid making other appointments on that day.

What are you doing instead of weekly reviewing? If check marks and dollars don't work, maybe something else will. Keep track of what you do when you avoid work or reviewing. Maybe you like to surf the web. Tell yourself that you won't surf the net on Friday until you do the weekly review. After the review you can surf as much as you want guilt-free.

There are no hard and fast rules on this stuff. Maybe you need some deep introspection and journaling. I find that methods that work in one area of my life don't work in others.

When you do a weekly review, how long does it take you to comlete it? I read of some people taking hours. I would definitely resist doing that. Mine usually takes much less than an hour. Often less than 1/2 hour. What I have found is that I sometimes resist doing my review because I want to have all my inboxes processed before commencing the review. It can often take me hours to get all my inboxes to zero. It takes me a lot of effort, when things are busy, to "work from zero base" (David Allen quote). But it is an excellent discipline to cultivate.