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name: weekly-unstuck
description: "A short weekly ritual that clears the mental backlog, picks the one thing that matters, and keeps you honest about your dependence on autopilot. Use when asked run my weekly reset, help me plan my week, my weekly check-in, or get me unstuck for the week. Produces a quick brain-dump and triage of what's on you, the single most important focus for the week, the stuck things and their tiny first steps, and a self-check on where you're coasting or over-relying — a recurring executive-function reset rather than a one-off fix."
homepage: https://mohitagw15856.github.io/pm-claude-skills/skill/weekly-unstuck.html
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# 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

1. **Empty the backlog.** Brain-dump everything and triage it fast (do/schedule/drop/delegate) — the swirl leaves your head onto the page.
2. **Name the one thing.** From the pile, the single highest-leverage focus for the week — a spine to hang the rest on.
3. **Unstick the stalled.** For each stuck item, one tiny first step — motion over planning.
4. **Glance at wins.** A quick look at what went right builds momentum and keeps your self-assessment honest (not all-negative).
5. **Check the autopilot.** A gentle prompt on where you're coasting, over-relying on a crutch, or avoiding something — the weekly honesty beat.
6. **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."