Use a Weekly Review List to Stay a Step Ahead This Semester

The article argues that students can stay ahead this semester by adopting the “weekly review” principle popularized by David Allen’s Getting Things Done. It frames weekly reviews as a way to manage student deadlines that come from professors, TAs, e-learning systems, and textbooks—not just email and calendars. The proposed routine includes picking a fixed day for up to an hour, reviewing email and calendar entries and updating “Follow-Up” and “Hold” style lists, and using a “trigger list” to capture tasks and commitments during the week. The piece also notes a collegiate adaptation challenge with GTD trigger-list jargon.