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Free printable weekly planner template: plan the week around your goals
Write the goals this week should move, pick the three tasks that would make it count, and give each day up to three tasks with the goal each one moves. The planner prints on one A4 or Letter page or saves as a PDF, with a box to tick beside every task. It's free, and nothing you type leaves your browser.
Plan your week
Fill in as much as you like. The planner beside the form fills in as you type and prints on one A4 or Letter page.
Print this page for a blank weekly planner to fill in by hand: use your browser's Print command (Ctrl+P, or Command+P on a Mac).
This week
Week of
Goals
- A
- B
- C
Top three this week
| Done | Task | Goal |
|---|---|---|
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Notes
Free template from leapsteps.ai/tools/weekly-planner-template
How to plan your week
A plan you follow beats a full one. Four moves, once a week.
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Start from your goals
Write the two or three goals this week should move, each a few months away or more. They won't fit in a week, and they don't have to: the week's job is to move each one a step.
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Pick the week's top three
Choose the three tasks that would make the week count if nothing else got done, and mark the goal each one moves. If a goal gets no task, decide on purpose that this is its week off.
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Give each task a day
Put each of the top three on the day you'll do it, and add a time and a place when you can. A review of 94 tests by Peter Gollwitzer and Paschal Sheeran found that plans spelling out when, where and how you'll act had a medium-to-large effect on reaching goals.
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Look back before the next week
At the end of the week, tick what got done and see which goals moved. In a meta-analysis of 138 studies, prompting people to check their progress toward a goal more often helped them reach it, more so when they wrote the progress down.
Why each day holds three tasks
A weekly planner fills up fast. Every errand, call and chore gets a line, and the tasks that move your goals end up in the margins. Three lines a day keep this planner for the tasks that matter. The errands still have a place: the notes box, or that day's to-do list.
Three is also about what a day holds once work and everything else are in. In five studies with 465 students, Roger Buehler and colleagues found people expected to finish tasks sooner than they did, and the bias went away when they connected the estimate to how long similar tasks had taken before. So look at last week's planner before you fill in this one. If most days ended with one box ticked, plan one or two.
The goal letters keep the reason in sight. In a review of 35 years of studies, the psychologists Edwin Locke and Gary Latham found people do better when they know why a goal matters and can see their progress. By Friday, a week of ticked boxes with A, B and C beside them shows which goals moved.
When the week falls apart
Most weeks don't go to plan. Here's what to do when yours doesn't.
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Monday went sideways.
Don't plan the whole week again. Move Monday's tasks to the days with room, and if there's no room, drop the one that matters least. The top three come first.
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One task has moved three days in a row.
It's probably too big or too vague. Write its first physical step in its place, like "Open the application form", and give that a day.
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A goal got no tasks all week.
Give it one small task early next week, even a ten-minute one. If that doesn't happen either, decide whether it's a goal for now or one to set aside.
Sources checked October 24, 2026.
Questions, answered
What should a weekly planner template include?
A weekly planner should show the seven days, with room for each day's tasks and a box to tick beside them. This one adds three parts that make a week easier to finish. Your goals go at the top, up to three, marked A, B and C. The week's top three come next: the tasks that would make the week count, each with the goal it moves. Then each day holds up to three tasks with their goal letters, and a notes box takes the rest: calls, errands and things to remember.
Is the template free, and does it save what I type?
It's free, and it saves nothing. There's no account or sign-up. What you type stays on this page in your browser: it isn't sent to us or to anyone else, and no AI reads it. Close or reload the tab and it's gone, so print the planner or save it as a PDF before you leave. If you'd rather write by hand, leave the form empty and print the blank planner, with the days from Monday to Sunday.
How do I print the planner or save it as a PDF?
Press Print or save as PDF, then choose where the planner goes in your browser's print dialog. In Chrome and Edge, set the destination to Save as PDF. In Firefox, choose Save to PDF. In Safari on a Mac, open the PDF menu at the bottom of the dialog and choose Save as PDF. On Android, pick Save as PDF from the printer list. On iPhone and iPad, tap the Share button in the print options, then Save to Files. The planner fits one A4 or Letter page, so leave the scale at its default. Your browser may add the date and the page address in the margins; you can turn those off in the same dialog.
When should I plan my week?
At a time you'll keep every week. Sunday evening, Monday morning before the first meeting and Friday afternoon, while the week is still fresh, all work. The habit matters more than the day. Start from last week's planner, carry over what's unfinished on purpose rather than by default, and put the new one where you'll see it every day.
Should I use a weekly planner or a daily to-do list?
Both, at different sizes. The weekly planner says what the week is for and which day each task goes on. A daily list takes that day's tasks, adds the errands and puts the top three on top. Plan the week once, then make each day's list from it in a minute or two. The to-do list template is the daily half of this planner.
Can I keep this planner in LeapSteps instead?
Yes, if you'd rather keep your week on your phone or computer. LeapSteps is our app, a to-do list where any task can link to a goal's next step. You write the long-term goal in your own words, and when you tap Generate on the mid-term or short-term step, AI drafts three options; keep one, edit it or write your own. Finished steps move to Steps achieved, so you can see how far the goal has come. It can't import this planner, so you'd type the tasks in again. LeapSteps is free to start, and Pro comes with a 7-day free trial. The template stays free either way.
Keep the week next to the goal
LeapSteps puts your week on your phone or computer, so each task can point to the goal it moves and the next step is waiting when this one's done. LeapSteps is out now on iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac and Windows.
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