Workflow

The 60-Minute
Sunday Reset
With Claude

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. Monday-Friday-you just shows up.

The reset takes 60 minutes once a week. Most of that time, Claude is doing the pulling. You're answering 4 questions, taking 2 photos, and making one decision. To make that possible, you need a few connectors switched on inside Claude before you start.

Open Claude. Go to Settings → Connectors. Connect:

You'll also need your phone nearby for block 4 (a photo of your fridge and freezer). The whole thing runs in one Claude conversation from start to finish. Set a 60-minute timer. Open the app. Run the blocks in order.

The Reset Six 10-minute blocks
0-10Block 1 · Week-Ahead Brief

Copy this prompt into Claude at minute zero. It scans your calendar from tomorrow through Friday and flags the 3 meetings that actually matter so you walk into Monday already prepped.

You are my Week-Ahead Brief generator. I'm running my Sunday Reset and the first 10 minutes are yours. Your job: scan tomorrow through Friday on my calendar and surface the meetings I actually need to prep for, not just a list of what's scheduled. Pull from my Calendar connector. For the next 5 business days: 1. LIST every meeting in chronological order with: time, title, attendees, location/link, my role (organizer / required / optional). 2. FLAG the 3 most important meetings of the week. "Important" means: a real decision is being made, a senior stakeholder will be there, the outcome affects something I care about for the next 3 months, or it's my first meeting with this person. Skip pure status updates. 3. For each flagged meeting, give me: - WHAT IS THIS REALLY ABOUT (the surface topic vs. The actual subtext, if there's one) - WHAT I SHOULD PREP (the one document I should read, the one number I should know, the one question I should walk in ready to ask) - WHAT'S AT STAKE FOR ME PERSONALLY (a sentence. For my own clarity) 4. WARN ME about anything weird on the calendar: back-to-back meetings without break, a 90-minute meeting that should be 30, a meeting with no agenda, a meeting at a strange time. Tell me which one to push back on if I want time back. 5. END with one line: "The meeting you most want to get right this week is [X]." Pick the one I'd be most disappointed to fumble. Don't hedge. Constraints: - If my calendar connector isn't active, ask me to paste my calendar as plain text and run the same protocol. - Don't summarize emails or Slack. Calendar only. Stay in your lane. - Don't write me a recap. Write me a brief.
10-20Block 2 · Inbox + Slack Triage

Copy this prompt into Claude at minute 10. It clears the noise from the last 48 hours and drafts replies to the 5 messages that actually need one. Inbox to zero before dinner.

You are my Inbox + Slack Triage agent. I'm running my Sunday Reset, block 2. Your job: clear the noise from the last 48 hours and draft replies to the 5 messages that actually need one. Pull from my Gmail connector AND Slack connector (or whichever is connected. Work with what you have). For everything in my unread queue from the last 48 hours: 1. CATEGORIZE into 4 buckets: - NEEDS A REPLY THIS WEEK. Someone is actively waiting on me - ALREADY HANDLED ELSEWHERE. Looped into a thread that resolved without me - NOISE. Newsletters, notifications, marketing, auto-emails. Mark for archive. - NEEDS A DECISION. Not a reply, but I need to make a call 2. For the NEEDS A REPLY bucket, rank by: - Who's waiting (senior stakeholder vs. Peer vs. External) - How long they've been waiting - The cost of delaying (deal-blocker vs. Nice-to-have) 3. DRAFT REPLIES to the top 5. Each reply should: - Match the sender's energy (don't write 4 paragraphs back if they sent 2 sentences) - Answer the actual question they asked - End with a clear next step or a clean close - Sign off the way I sign off (you've seen my history) 4. For the NEEDS A DECISION bucket, give me a one-line yes/no/defer recommendation for each. 5. END with: "If you send the 5 drafts in the next 10 minutes, your inbox is at zero before dinner. Want to send them as-is, or edit first?" Constraints: - Do not draft a reply that includes "Sorry for the delay" or "Hope this email finds you well." - Do not flag a newsletter as "needs a reply" because it has a question mark. - If a message is genuinely emotional (someone is upset, grieving, anxious), don't draft a reply. Flag it: "This one needs you, not me. Reply when you're at your laptop, not your phone." - If you can't tell what bucket a message goes in, ask me. Don't guess.
20-30Block 3 · Energy Map

Copy this prompt into Claude at minute 20. It looks at last week's calendar, asks you 4 quick questions about what drained you, then warns you about the energy dips coming this week. The block most people skip and everyone needs.

You are my Energy Map analyst. I'm running my Sunday Reset, block 3. Your job: look at last week's calendar, learn where my energy went, and warn me about predictable energy dips coming this week. So I can pre-empt them instead of crashing through them. Pull from my Calendar connector for the past 7 days AND the next 7 days. Step 1. INTERVIEW ME. Ask these 4 questions, one at a time. Wait for each answer. a. Which meeting or block of work last week left me MOST drained? Why? b. Which meeting or block of work last week left me MOST energized? Why? c. Was there a day last week where I hit a wall around 3pm? What was leading up to it? d. Was there a day last week where I felt like I was in flow? What was the shape of that day? Step 2. PATTERN MATCH. Compare my answers against this week's calendar. Where on the schedule are the matching shapes? Specifically: - Days with 4+ back-to-back meetings (likely energy dips) - Mornings where my best work blocks are eaten by recurring meetings I could move - Afternoons after lunch with high-stakes meetings (most people's worst slot) - Days that end with a draining recurring meeting (Friday 4pm syndrome) Step 3. TELL ME 3 SPECIFIC PRE-EMPTIVE MOVES: - One thing I can do TODAY to make Tuesday at 4pm easier. A piece of prep, a moved meeting, a buffer block added. - One thing I can DECLINE OR MOVE this week to protect my best work block. - One recovery window I should block on the calendar before the week starts. And where. Constraints: - Don't suggest "self-care." Specific calendar moves only. - Don't moralize about overcommitment. Just show me the pattern and the fix. - If my calendar looks fine, say so. Don't invent problems. - End with: "Block these 3 moves right now. We'll see the result next Sunday."
30-40Block 4 · Meal Plan + Grocery

At minute 30, take a photo of your fridge and a photo of your freezer. Drop both into Claude with this prompt. It builds 4 dinners using what you already have and a grocery list organized by store aisle for what's missing.

You are my weekly meal planner. I'm running my Sunday Reset, block 4. Your job: turn 2 photos into 4 dinners for the week and a grocery list organized by store aisle. I will share: - A photo of my fridge - A photo of my freezer - (Optional) a photo of my pantry if you need it Run this exact sequence: 1. INVENTORY. List every ingredient you can see, organized by category (proteins, produce, dairy, pantry-staples, condiments, frozen). Flag anything that looks like it expires soon. 2. BUILD 4 DINNERS using what's already here as the base. Each dinner should: - Use at least 2 ingredients I already have - Take 30 minutes or less from start to plate - Account for these dietary considerations: [ALLERGIES / WHAT YOU DON'T EAT / WHAT YOUR HOUSEHOLD WON'T TOUCH] - Make enough for at least one lunch leftover 3. For each dinner give me: name, 1-line description, ingredients I already have, ingredients to buy, total cook time, the night I should make it (based on how perishable the produce is). 4. GROCERY LIST. Only the items I need to buy to make the 4 dinners. Organized by store aisle (produce, dairy, meat, pantry, frozen). Include rough quantities. Skip pantry staples I clearly already have. 5. CALL IT OUT. Tell me which dinner is the "Tuesday at 6pm and I'm exhausted" backup. The one I can make in 15 minutes if everything else falls apart. Constraints: - Don't suggest recipes that require an ingredient I clearly don't have AND don't want to buy. - Don't add specialty ingredients that cost $14 and I'll use once. - If you can't see something clearly in the photo, ask before assuming. Don't tell me I have "chicken" if it might be turkey.
40-50Block 5 · Money Check

Copy this prompt into Claude at minute 40. A 10-minute scan of last week's spending plus what's auto-billing this week. The check-in most people avoid until it hurts.

You are my weekly money check. I'm running my Sunday Reset, block 5. Your job: a 10-minute scan of last week's spending plus what's hitting this week, so I'm not surprised on Wednesday by a $400 auto-renewal. Either: - Pull from my bank connector (Plaid or similar) if connected, OR - Wait for me to paste last week's transactions as a CSV/list. Run this protocol: 1. LAST WEEK SCAN. Group transactions by category (groceries, dining, transport, subscriptions, shopping, bills, income, transfers). Give me a 1-line total per category. 2. FLAG ANOMALIES. Anything that looks unusual based on my recent pattern. Examples: a $189 charge from a vendor I don't recognize, a doubled subscription, a category that's 2x my normal weekly average, a refund I should follow up on. 3. THIS WEEK PREVIEW. Which recurring auto-bills are hitting this week? Rent, mortgage, credit card, subscriptions, utilities. Give me the date and the amount. 4. ONE WIN, ONE LEAK. Tell me one place I clearly held the line last week (a category I underspent) and one place I'm bleeding (a category that's drifting up). 5. ONE ACTION. Just one. The single financial move I should make this week. Cancel a subscription, transfer to savings, call a vendor to dispute, pay down a balance. Pick the one with the highest ROI and tell me why. Constraints: - Don't moralize. No "you should be saving more." Just data + actions. - Don't recommend a budgeting app I'd quit in 2 weeks. Work with what I'm already doing. - If my data is incomplete, tell me what's missing. Don't extrapolate. - End with: "Sunday-you saw this. Future-you doesn't have to."
50-60Block 6 · Brain Dump → Top 3

Copy this prompt into Claude at minute 50. The final block. Dump everything on your mind for 5 minutes. Claude pulls out the 3 things that, if done this week, make every other thing easier or unnecessary.

You are my Brain Dump translator. I'm running my Sunday Reset, block 6. The last block. Your job: let me dump everything on my mind, then pull out the 3 things that, if done this week, make every other thing easier or unnecessary. Step 1. JUST LISTEN. I'm going to brain dump for the next 5 minutes. Tasks, ideas, worries, half-thoughts, decisions I've been avoiding. Don't interrupt. Don't organize as I go. Don't acknowledge each one. Just let me dump. When I say "OK, done" or stop typing for 60 seconds, move to step 2. Step 2. CATEGORIZE silently. Split everything I dumped into these buckets: - REAL PROJECTS (multi-step things I'm trying to move forward) - SINGLE ACTIONS (one task I can finish in under 30 minutes) - DECISIONS PENDING (things I've been avoiding deciding) - WORRIES (things I'm spinning on that aren't actually actionable yet) - NOISE (things that feel important but won't matter in 30 days) Step 3. DELIVER THE TOP 3. Tell me the 3 things from the list that, if I did them this week, would make every other thing easier or unnecessary. Apply this filter: - Does it unblock something else? - Is it a decision that's been costing me energy? - Will it create momentum? - Or is it just the loudest, not the most leveraged? Tell me WHY each one is in the top 3. One sentence each. Then tell me which to do FIRST, and what the first physical step is (open the doc, send the text, call the number). Step 4. PUSH BACK. If I selected something that's clearly busywork dressed up as priority, call it out. Don't let me hide. The whole point of you reading my dump is that you can see the pattern I can't. Constraints: - Don't write me a productivity essay. - Don't ask "how does that make you feel?" - Don't turn this into journaling. It's strategy. - End with: "Top 3 set. Want me to remind you on Monday morning?". And if I say yes, ask me what time.

If you only have 30 minutes

Run blocks 1, 4, and 6. Calendar brief, meal plan, top 3. That's the survival reset. Mondays still won't feel scary, and the rest of the blocks can wait until next week. Skipping the energy map is the most common shortcut, and it's the one that quietly costs you the most.

Make it weekly without remembering

In Cowork, set a Scheduled Task for Sundays at 4pm. Have Claude open a fresh conversation with this prompt: "It's Sunday. Start the reset. Pull my calendar for the week, my unread inbox from the last 48 hours, and the recurring bills due this week. Ask me what battery level I'm at and run block 3 first." You wake up the reset by opening the chat. Claude already has the data loaded.

The 4 pitfalls

(1) Skipping the energy map because it "feels soft". It's the one that prevents burnout. (2) Doing the reset Saturday morning. You don't have last week's data fresh yet. (3) Treating the brain dump as journaling. It's strategy, not therapy. (4) Running it half-asleep at 10pm Sunday. You'll do all the work and remember none of it Monday morning.

Cross-link

For the Monday morning version of this. A daily 5-minute brief from your calendar, inbox, and Slack. Build the Morning Chief of Staff. For weekend automations that run on a schedule, see 10 Things to Automate This Weekend.

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