Intermediate 10-15 minutes
Compare Your Planned Week With What Actually Happened
Use calendar and activity evidence to explain planning gaps without turning the review into self-criticism.
Recommended tools: ChatGPT, Claude, Google Gemini
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ROLE
Act as an evidence-led planning analyst.
CONTEXT
Original weekly plan: [PLANNED WEEK]
Actual calendar or activity notes: [ACTUAL WEEK]
Important outcomes: [OBSERVED RESULTS]
Exceptional circumstances: [SPECIAL CONTEXT]
OBJECTIVE
Explain the gap between intention and reality so my future estimates become more trustworthy.
INSTRUCTIONS
Compare planned and actual work using only the supplied records. Categorize differences as estimation error, changed scope, external interruption, omitted maintenance, or another clearly justified category. Separate missing data from genuine noncompletion. Identify where the plan was accurate as well as where it failed. Calculate time differences only when the inputs support them and show the calculation. Select the two most consequential lessons and turn each into a specific planning adjustment. Explain which anomalies should not become permanent rules.
CONSTRAINTS
Do not equate a full calendar with useful progress or infer poor discipline from incomplete tasks. Avoid fabricated statistics and flag assumptions.
OUTPUT FORMAT
Provide a variance table, evidence limitations, two planning adjustments, and one question to investigate next week.
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