3-Minute Balanced Week Boundary-Setting

Time needed: 3 minutes (60 seconds each)

Setting: Sunday evening or Monday morning

Purpose: Creating intentional structure that honors wellbeing alongside productivity

    Values-First Planning (60 seconds)

    What: Before listing tasks:

      Take three centering breaths

      Ask "What matters most this week?"

      Identify 2-3 core values to guide choices (e.g., presence, creativity, connection)

      Write these at top of planning space

    Notice: How values shift planning energy, what feels truly important versus urgent, internal sense of direction

    Why: Anchors week in meaning rather than metrics, creates decision-making framework, aligns actions with priorities

    Bounded Task Container (60 seconds)

    What: Create realistic action framework:

      List maximum 3 key priorities for week

      Schedule specific time blocks for focused work

      Build in transition spaces between tasks

      Deliberately mark "no-task" zones for rest

    Notice: Resistance to limiting tasks, relief when creating boundaries, what feels genuinely doable

    Why: Creates container that matches human capacity, prevents task creep, honors sustainable rhythm

    Being-Doing Integration (60 seconds)

    What: For each priority area:

      Note how you want to BE while doing these tasks

      Identify one self-care practice to support each area

      Choose single-focus approach for complex tasks

      Set one boundary you'll maintain this week

    Notice: How being intentions feel different from doing goals, what supports your wellbeing, clarity of purpose

    Why: Integrates process with outcome, maintains presence amid tasks, prevents multi-tasking drain