Six prompts. Six 10-minute blocks. Walk into Monday already knowing your week, your meals, your money and your top 3. Sunday-you does the work once, and weekday-you just shows up.
The reset takes 60 minutes once a week, and Claude does most of the pulling. You answer 4 questions, take 2 photos and make a few decisions. Run it all in one Claude conversation, in order, with a 60-minute timer going.
Set this up before you start.
Gmail can draft and even send email, but Claude asks before every send by default. The prompts below keep drafts in the chat until you say otherwise. (Google Workspace connectors)
01
Week-ahead brief
Minutes 0 to 10. Scans tomorrow through Friday and flags the 3 meetings that actually matter, so you walk into Monday prepped.
02
Inbox and Slack triage
Minutes 10 to 20. Clears the noise from the last 48 hours and drafts replies to the 5 messages that really need one.
03
Energy map
Minutes 20 to 30. Looks at last week’s calendar, asks 4 quick questions about what drained you, then flags the dips coming this week. It’s the block most people skip and the one I’d protect.
04
Meal plan and grocery list
Minutes 30 to 40. Snap your fridge and freezer and attach both photos. You get 4 dinners built from what you already have and a grocery list by aisle.
05
Money check
Minutes 40 to 50. Attach the CSV. Claude scans last week’s spending, spots what’s likely to bill this week, and gives you one move to make.
06
Brain dump to top 3
Minutes 50 to 60. Dump everything on your mind for 5 minutes. Claude pulls out the 3 things that make everything else easier or unnecessary.
Only Have 30 Minutes?
Run blocks 1, 4 and 6. Calendar brief, meal plan, top 3. That’s the survival reset, and the rest can wait until next week.
01
Put it on autopilot
On a paid plan, Claude can do the pulling before you sit down. Paste this into any chat and Claude will offer to schedule it. Review the name and time, then click Schedule.
In the older layout, click Scheduled in the left sidebar, then New task, then Create with Claude. Scheduled tasks run even when your laptop is asleep. (How scheduled tasks work)
02
Dodge the 3 pitfalls
Want the daily version? Build the Morning Chief of Staff. For more weekend set-and-forget ideas, see 10 Things to Automate This Weekend.