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How can I trick myself into doing my weekly review?

I know it's good for me; I feel better once it's done. I've noticed the difference. Why do I resist doing my weekly review so stubbornly?

Has anyone else dealt with this? Does anyone have some pointers about how to just step up and get it done? Thanks in advance.

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Chiming in

Just want to reinforce what Moises & Rollasoc said. I've found that processing to zero (or pretty close to it) daily keeps me from dreading a huge pile o'stuff to process at the weekly review.

The way I remind myself to do the WR is through setting up a weekly-recurring project (like I would put in a tickler file) on my cell phone's calendar saying "P: Turn on computer (Weekly Review)." It is not specific to that day, but I do it just to make sure I see the reminder to do the WR at least once a week.

Additionally, one thing that has helped me is not to look at the WR as a "to-do" but as a "to have done". Merlin's podcast helped shift my perspective on the WR and all my tasks.

Hope this helps.

 
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