Jack Dorsey Sunday Strategy Planning

Organise the coming week using dedicated daily themes with this Jack Dorsey Sunday planning routine. Review commitments, set thematic focus areas, and prepare for Monday.

4 time blocks, 45 minutes in total.

Time blocks

  1. Past Week Audit and Reflection: 10 min
    Review progress and gather feedback from the previous seven days
  2. Assign Daily Focus Themes: 10 min
    Map overarching themes like product or culture to specific weekdays
  3. Priority Triage and Allocation: 15 min
    Group top commitments and tasks under their assigned daily themes
  4. Calendar Time-Boxing and Monday Setup: 10 min
    Lock focus blocks into the calendar and prep Monday management goals

About this routine

When managing Twitter and Square at the same time, Jack Dorsey relied on a Jack Dorsey Sunday planning routine to maintain focus across multiple organisations. Instead of reacting to whatever landed in his inbox, he assigned each day of the week a single overarching focus area. Monday was reserved for internal management, Tuesday for core product development, Wednesday for marketing and growth, Thursday for developers and partners, and Friday for company culture.

Sunday was the session where that framework took shape. Dorsey used Sunday to review notes from the prior week, gather feedback from teams, and map out commitments against the upcoming daily themes. This structured weekly reset ensured that every major priority had a designated home on the calendar before the workweek began.

You can adapt this system without running tech companies. By dedicating your Sunday planning session to assigning distinct themes to your weekdays, you eliminate decision fatigue and ensure balanced focus across planning, deep execution, and administrative commitments.

Why this routine works

  • Reduces context switching by grouping similar work into dedicated days
  • Provides clear visibility on key priorities before the workweek begins
  • Eliminates Sunday evening anxiety through structured calendar preparation
  • Ensures long term strategic goals receive consistent weekly attention

FAQ

What is Jack Dorsey's Sunday planning routine?

It is a Sunday strategy session where Jack Dorsey reviewed the past week, gathered feedback, and organized upcoming tasks under themed focus days like product, marketing, and culture.

How does Jack Dorsey structure his workweek?

Dorsey assigned specific themes to each day: Monday for management, Tuesday for product, Wednesday for marketing, Thursday for partners, Friday for culture, Saturday off, and Sunday for strategy and setup.

How long does a Sunday weekly planning session take?

A focused Sunday planning session takes about 45 minutes to review past commitments, set daily themes, and block out the calendar.