{"id":178447,"date":"2023-09-07T12:13:08","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T17:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=178447"},"modified":"2023-09-09T10:57:37","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T15:57:37","slug":"6-sunday-habits-to-prepare-for-tackling-the-week-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/habits\/6-sunday-habits-to-prepare-for-tackling-the-week-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Sunday Habits to Prepare for Tackling the Week Ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sunday is the traditional day of rest and an edifying opportunity to knock off from your typical jobs and tasks (and perhaps from your devices as well<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

But Sundays are also awesome days to prepare for the resumption of work and weekday busyness come Monday morning. They are very profitably used as a day to get all your ducks in a row \u2014 a chance to lay the ground for a smooth, productive week ahead.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are six things we do each Sunday that help us prepare to tackle the coming week and that we highly recommend:<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Plan Out Your Week<\/h2>\n

I\u2019ve been planning my week out every Sunday morning for the past 15 years. I still roughly follow the format I shared in an article a decade back.<\/a> First, I review my calendar for the week, so I\u2019m aware of any appointments I have. Then I perform a big mind dump: I go over this Getting Things Done Trigger List<\/a> to help prompt my brain to think of all the things I need to do in the coming week. As these personal and professional tasks surface in my mind, I put them into the Todoist app, setting dates for when I want to complete them. (Make sure to read this article for more details on how I use Todoist to get things done<\/a>.)<\/span><\/p>\n

My planning session takes about 15 to 20 minutes and puts me in a position to have a productive marriage meeting with Kate. Which brings us to . . . <\/span><\/p>\n

2. Do a Marriage Meeting<\/h2>\n

This is a practice we\u2019ve been doing every week for seven years now and couldn\u2019t more strongly recommend to the married folks out there. It\u2019s incredibly beneficial for your relationship and individual and shared lives.<\/span><\/p>\n

To do a marriage meeting, you and your spouse sit down together to dedicate some time to reconnecting, catching up, and getting onto the same page. The meeting is broken into four parts: <\/span><\/p>\n