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A '''<dfn>week note</dfn>''' (AKA <dfn>weekly notes</dfn>, <dfn>weekly summary</dfn>, <dfn> weekly roundup</dfn>, or <dfn>week in review</dfn>) is a post (usually a [[note]]) published at the end of the week that summarizes that week’s goals, accomplishments, events, posts, or other week-specific content the author wishes to share, similar to a [[monthly recap]], yet for a week, and typically manually written.

== Why ==
* Weeknotes are a good way to reflect on what you have accomplished in the last week
* In the future you can look back and see a summary of what happened that week
* Over time you can see how much you have done week to week
* You can see how you have evolved over time while reflecting on old notes

== How to ==
=== How to post ===
The most common way to share weeknotes is to write a blog post sharing your notes on what happened in your life in the previous week. Many weeknotes use bullet points to communicate notes as opposed to long-form prose, although there are community members that write long-form content in their weeknotes.

== Weeknote Prompts ==

Here are a few things you could talk about in your weeknotes:

* What you did with your personal website
* What you learned
* What media (books, TV shows, movies, etc.) you consumed
* Where you travelled
* What you ate
* How your work went
* Something interesting that happened to you

You can share as little or as much as you want in a weeknote. Weeknotes do not have to include personal information.

== IndieWeb Examples ==
=== Alice Bartlett ===
[http://alicebartlett.co.uk/blog/weaknotes-26 since 2019-03-02] at least

=== Nat Buckley ===
[https://natbuckley.co.uk/2019/03/09/weeknotes-8-not-all-of-these-have-to-be-good/ since 2019-03-09] at least

=== Andy Bell ===
[https://andy-bell.design/wrote/week-notes-7/ since 2019-03-09] at least

=== Jamie Tanna ===
{{jvt}} has been posting weeknotes [https://www.jvt.me/week-notes/2020/1/ since 2020-01-05]
* https://www.jvt.me/series/week-notes/

=== gRegor ===
{{gRegor}} posted a couple times [https://gregorlove.com/2020/01/weekly-roundup-2020-1/ starting on 2020-01-18] but never stuck with it, partly due to pandemic interruptions. E.g.:
* https://gregorlove.com/2020/01/weekly-roundup-2020-1/
* https://gregorlove.com/2020/03/weekly-roundup-2020-2/
gRegor calls them "Weekly Roundup" posts

=== Rowan Manning ===
Rowan Manning writes weeknotes on his rowanmanning.com blog [https://rowanmanning.com/weeknotes/1/ since 2020-11-01]
* https://rowanmanning.com/weeknotes/

=== Barry Frost ===
{{barryfrost}} writes weeknotes [https://barryfrost.com/2021/08/weeknotes-001 2021-08-29]
* https://barryfrost.com/categories/weeknotes/

=== Mark Sutherland ===
{{marksuth}} has been writing weeknotes [https://marksuth.dev/posts/2022/01/weekly-notes-01-09-01-22 since 2022-01-09]
* https://marksuth.dev/posts
Mark calls them "Weekly Notes"

=== ... ===
* {{addyourself}}

=== Previous Examples ===
==== Sonnie ====
<nowiki>https://www.sonniesedge.net/posts/week-note-01</nowiki> was Week Note 1, now (2022-05) appears offline (domain parked)

== Silo Examples ==
=== Swarm ===
[[Swarm]] has “The Weekly Swarm” which appears to be only accessible/viewable in their iOS app, and has excerpts or summaries of your friends’s [[checkin]]s especially photos in various sections such as:
* '''🌎 On the road''' with 5 people (unsure how chosen) with their "top" checkin/photo and a ( See where he/she went ) button to see more of their checkins.
* '''🎉 Movies, concerts, and more''' with ~3 people (unsure how chosen) with their "top" entertainment related checkin/photo, and potentially a ( Check showtimes in Foursquare button for movies seen by more than one of your friends
* '''🔥 Hot right now''' with ~3 people (unsure how chosen) with their "top" checkin/photo
* '''🌟 Weekend adventures''' with ~3 people (unsure how chosen) with their "top" weekend-related checkin/photo
* '''💰 Most coins earned''' with the top 3 points earning checkins across your friends (possibly more than one checkin per friend)
* '''👑 New Mayorships''' with ~3 people (unsure how chosen) with their "top" checkin/photo that earned a mayorship
* '''😭 Mayorships lost''' with ~3 people (unsure how chosen) with their "top" venue that they lost the Mayorship of and after how many days

== Brainstorming ==
* {{capjamesg}} tried to write weeknotes but found it hard to think about what to include. James is revisiting the weeknote concept as of May 2022.

== Variations ==
Alternative names for week notes:
* Weekly Roundup
* Weekly Notes
* Week in Review

There are also different cadences:
* [[monthly recap]]
* [[year in review]]

== See Also ==
* [[this-week-in-the-indieweb]]
* [[note]]
* [[post]]
* [[digest]]
* "Weak notes are like #weekNotes but less regular." [https://sarajoy.dev/blog/notes/ Weak Notes] by [https://sarajoy.dev/ Sara Joy]