Create a Meaningful Weekly Rhythm

A meaningful week doesn’t need to be packed. It just needs to make room for what matters. Illustration created by the author with ChatGPT

For much of my working life, my week was generally decided for me.

There were meetings.

Customers to call.

Problems to solve.

Deadlines to meet.

Places I needed to be.

Then retirement, or semi-retirement, changes the equation.

Suddenly, there is something we spent years wishing we had more of.

Time.

But having more control over our time doesn’t automatically mean we use it well.

I know that’s true for me, and maybe for some of you.

A week can fill up surprisingly fast without much of what really matters to us.

That’s why I’ve become interested in creating a:

Meaningful weekly rhythm.

Not a rigid schedule.

Not a productivity system.

A loose pattern for the week that makes room for the things I want to keep in my life.

At seventy-five, I like having some structure.

I write most mornings.

I practice Spanish.

I play the banjo almost daily.