Weekly Planner

Who this is for

Seven days on one page. Each day has room for its main focus, its appointments and its jobs, and a short list at the foot holds the things that must happen somewhere in the week but not on any particular day.

Households juggling work, school and appointments, freelancers planning a week of jobs, and anyone who sits down on a Sunday evening to see the week coming.

What this helps you track

• The one thing each day is for, so the week has a shape
• Appointments and fixed commitments, day by day
• Jobs that belong to a particular day
• The week's must-dos that have not yet been given a day

How to use it

1. Write the date the week begins at the top.
2. Put the fixed appointments in first — the ones you cannot move — so the free days are obvious.
3. Give each day a focus: the one piece of work or errand it is really for.
4. Add the jobs for each day in the to-do column, and the week's must-dos in the list at the foot.
5. At the end of the week, move anything unfinished onto the next sheet before you start it.

Formats

• Printable PDF (A4 and US Letter)
• Fillable PDF with form fields
• Fill in online, saved in your browser

The printable is laid out inside a box that fits both A4 and US Letter, so the two files are identical and neither one is scaled. The fillable PDF has real form fields. The online version keeps what you enter in your own browser and builds the completed PDF on your device.

How to print

Download the A4 or US Letter file to match the paper in your printer, open it in a PDF reader and print at 100% — not "fit to page", which shrinks the writing space. Both files leave a 14 mm margin, which clears the unprintable edge on home printers. To print the online version with your entries in it, use the Print this sheet button, which prints only the sheet and none of the page around it. More on printing.

Questions

Does the week have to start on Monday?

No. The day names are printed Monday to Sunday, but the browser version lets you retype them in any order, and on paper the rows are the same whichever day comes first.

What is the difference between focus and to-do?

The focus is the one thing the day is for. The to-do column is the list of smaller jobs that happen around it. Keeping them apart stops the small things crowding out the one that matters.

Can I use it for a work week only?

Yes — leave the weekend rows blank or use them for what happens at home. There is nothing on the sheet that assumes a particular working pattern.

Is there a monthly version?

The monthly planner covers a month by week, with goals and dates that matter. Use the two together: the month sets the direction and the week does the work.