Weekly Review Guide: Focus on Values, Not Tasks (TPS593)

Are you objectively productive but subjectively unfulfilled? You might be focusing on the “clock” (tasks and efficiency) instead of the “compass” (values and direction). In this episode, we explore Scott Young’s research on the most underrated productivity technique: the values-based weekly review. We’ll show you how to use the “5 Whys” to connect tasks to deeper motivations, apply Stephen Covey’s “First Things First” philosophy, and finally feel satisfied with your time.

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• 🚨 The one ground rule that keeps this episode from going completely off the rails [00:29]
• 📚 Top 3 Productivity Resources [02:51]
• 🧠 Why checking off tasks can still leave you feeling behind (and what fixes it) [04:17]
• 🧭 The five rules Thanh uses to design a “perfect week” no matter how busy life gets [24:47]
• ⚡ How to make the weekly review fast, sustainable, and impossible to skip [29:59]

Links:

• Gusto
• 25X Productivity Coaching
• Mike does the 5 Whys: Why Pursuing the Work-Life Balance Myth is Hurting Your Productivity (TPS139)
• Book: Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career by Scott Young
• Book: First Things First by Stephen Covey
• Fantastical
• Scott Young: The Most Underrated Productivity Technique
• Clockspeed: Winning Industry Control in the Age of Temporary Advantage by Charles Fine
• Achieving Next-Level Productivity Through Conative Understanding w/ David Kolbe (TPS197)
• CABIN: Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman
• Productivity Academy
• The Productivity Show on Youtube
• The Productivity Show Youtube Clips
• Become a member of TPS+
• Take the Productivity Quiz

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