MODEL WEEK

Q1 2026 Execution Template

"If you're not in control of your time, you're not in control of your results."

— The 12 Week Year

🎯 Strategic Block

3+ hours of uninterrupted deep work. This is where Q1 goals get accomplished.

  • Superset dashboards
  • MCP development
  • OAuth implementation
  • Axon ML pipeline

📥 Buffer Block

Batch low-value but necessary tasks. Don't let these bleed into strategic time.

  • Email triage
  • Slack catch-up
  • Admin tasks
  • Quick decisions

🧠 Breakout Block

3+ hours for big-picture thinking, learning, and planning. Protect this time.

  • Weekly planning
  • Architecture decisions
  • Learning/research
  • 12WY scorecard review
Strategic (Deep Work)
Buffer (Admin/Comms)
Breakout (Planning)
Fixed Meetings
Unavailable

Co-Parenting Off Week

9 hours available • Optimize afternoons for deep work

Hour
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
9-10
Daily Brief + Elixir Comm
Daily Brief + React Comm
Daily Brief 9:00-9:15
Daily Brief 9:00-9:15
Daily Brief + AI Dev Comm
10-11
Prod Huddle 10:15-11:00
Buffer Email/Slack
Branch Sync 10:30-11:00
Strategic Deep Work
Buffer Email/Slack
11-12
Strategic Deep Work
Strategic Deep Work
Strategic Deep Work
Strategic Deep Work
Claude Café 11:00-12:00
12-1
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Mitch Sync 12:15-1:00
1-2
Strategic Deep Work
Strategic Deep Work
Infra Sync 1:00-1:30
Prod Lead 1:00-2:00
Lunch
2-3
Strategic Deep Work
Strategic Deep Work
Strategic Deep Work
Strategic Deep Work
Strategic Deep Work
3-4
Strategic Deep Work
Strategic Deep Work
Strategic Deep Work
Strategic Deep Work
Strategic Deep Work
4-5
Buffer Email/Slack
Buffer Email/Slack
Buffer Email/Slack
Buffer Email/Slack
Buffer Email/Slack
5-6
Breakout Planning
Breakout Learning
Breakout Research
Breakout Architecture
Breakout 12WY Review
22h
Strategic
7h
Buffer
5h
Breakout
11h
Meetings

Co-Parenting On Week (Decklan)

9 hours available • Early mornings are GOLD for deep work

Hour
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
7-8
Strategic 🌅 Deep Work
Strategic 🌅 Deep Work
Strategic 🌅 Deep Work
Strategic 🌅 Deep Work
Strategic 🌅 Deep Work
8-9
Strategic 🌅 Deep Work
Strategic 🌅 Deep Work
Strategic 🌅 Deep Work
Strategic 🌅 Deep Work
Strategic 🌅 Deep Work
9-10
Daily Brief + Elixir Comm
Daily Brief + React Comm
Daily Brief 9:00-9:15
Daily Brief 9:00-9:15
Daily Brief + AI Dev Comm
10-11
Prod Huddle 10:15-11:00
Buffer Email/Slack
Branch Sync 10:30-11:00
Buffer Email/Slack
Buffer Email/Slack
11-12
Buffer Email/Slack
Strategic Deep Work
Strategic Deep Work
Strategic Deep Work
Claude Café 11:00-12:00
12-1
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Mitch Sync 12:15-1:00
1-2
Strategic Deep Work
Strategic Deep Work
Infra Sync 1:00-1:30
Prod Lead 1:00-2:00
Lunch
2-3
Strategic Deep Work
Strategic Deep Work
Strategic Deep Work
Strategic Deep Work
Strategic Deep Work
3-4
Breakout Planning
Breakout Learning
Breakout Research
Breakout Architecture
Breakout 12WY Review
23h
Strategic
5h
Buffer
5h
Breakout
12h
Meetings

Weekly Themes

Monday

"Launch Week"

Sprint planning, Elixir committee, set the week's priorities

Tuesday

"Build Day"

React committee, maximum deep work, ship code

Wednesday

"Sync Day"

Infrastructure sync, Branch sync, stakeholder alignment

Thursday

"Focus Day"

Product leadership, afternoon deep work sprint

Friday

"Close & Plan"

AI committee, Claude Café, weekly scorecard, next week prep

🤖 Claude as Execution Partner

Morning (Start of Day)
Daily brief: "What are today's critical tasks for my Q1 goals?"
Buffer Blocks
Email drafting, Slack catch-up, admin compression
Strategic Blocks
Pair programming, architecture design, MCP development
Friday (End of Week)
12WY scorecard calculation, next week planning

⚡ Execution Rules