Weekly Planning & Habits
Plan a week you can actually keep: weekly planning routines, time blocking examples, habit tracking, meal planning with a grocery list and daily priorities.
A week is short enough to plan in detail and long enough to get something real done. These guides cover the weekly planning session itself, the weekly review that makes it stick, time blocking with sample schedules, habit tracking that counts what matters, and meal plans that turn into a grocery list.
You will find examples for different weeks: an office job, a parent at home, a student and a freelancer. The template pages show how each piece looks inside our weekly planner spreadsheet for Google Sheets and Excel.
3 templates
- Habit Tracker for Google Sheets and Excel With Daily Goals
Habit tracker Google Sheets and Excel template with daily, weekly and measurable habits, a filled-in sample week and the formulas to build your own.
- Meal Planner Template With Grocery List for Google Sheets & Excel
A meal planner template with grocery list for Google Sheets and Excel: breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack each day, plus a filled-in family week.
- Time Blocking Template: Hourly Schedule for Google Sheets & Excel
A time blocking template for Google Sheets and Excel: an hourly schedule with block types, a main task and priorities for each day, and a sample week.
12 guides
- Family Weekly Planner: Organize Schedules, Rides and Meals
How to set up a family weekly planner: one shared schedule, activities with a driver for every ride, meals and groceries, and a 15-minute Sunday family meeting.
- Grocery List on a Budget: Staples, Quantities and a Price Book
How to write a grocery list on a budget: build it from your meal plan, keep a staples list, buy the right quantities and compare prices in a simple price book.
- Habit Tracker Ideas: 70 Habits to Track, Grouped by Area
70 habit tracker ideas grouped into 10 areas, each marked yes/no, measurable or weekly, plus how many habits to track at once so your tracker keeps working.
- How to Break Down Goals: From Yearly Goals to Weekly Tasks
How to break down goals from yearly to quarterly, monthly and weekly, with one goal fully broken down into weekly tasks and quick cascades for three more.
- How to Plan Your Week: A 30-Minute Sunday Planning Routine
How to plan your week in one 30-minute session: a step-by-step weekly planning routine, a fully planned example week and tips that keep the plan realistic.
- How to Prioritize Your Day: One Main Task and Three Priorities
How to prioritize your day with one main task and three priorities: a 10-minute routine, a quick capacity check and four example days to copy.
- How to Track Habits: Daily, Weekly and Measurable Goals
How to track habits that last: daily vs weekly habits, measurable habits with daily targets, fair streak rules and a 10-minute weekly habit review.
- Meal Planning for Beginners: Six Steps and an Example Week
Meal planning for beginners in six steps, with an example week of breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks, theme nights and a leftovers plan that saves cooking.
- Time Blocking Examples: 4 Sample Days You Can Copy
Time blocking examples for an office worker, a parent at home, a student and a freelancer, with hours per block type and rules that keep each day realistic.
- Weekly Planner for Students: Classes, Study Blocks and Deadlines
Set up a weekly planner for students with classes, study blocks, work shifts and due dates, plus an example college week and a way to work back from deadlines.
- Weekly Review: A 3-Part Routine, 20 Questions and a Checklist
How to do a weekly review in three parts (clear, reflect, carry forward), with 20 weekly review questions, a filled-in example and a checklist to copy.
- What to Include in a Weekly Planner: 12 Sections and Layouts
What to include in a weekly planner: 12 sections and what each one is for, three weekly planner layouts compared, and which sections suit your kind of week.