Top 3

Purpose

Help identify and set the top 3 priorities for today. Reviews context from tasks, calendar, and weekly goals to suggest high-impact items.

How to Use

Invoke with /top-3 in Claude Code, typically in the morning.

Instructions

1. Gather context:

   • Read today's daily note (100 Periodics/Daily/YYYY-MM-DD ddd.md)
   • Read this week's weekly note for Weekly Top 3
   • Check open action items from recent daily notes
   • Review any meeting notes for today

2. Consider these factors:

   • What's on the calendar today?
   • What's most urgent (deadlines)?
   • What's most important (high impact)?
   • What's been carried over multiple days?
   • What aligns with Weekly Top 3?

3. Ask the user:

   • Present 3-5 candidate priorities based on context
   • Ask which resonate or if they have others in mind
   • Confirm final top 3

4. Update daily note:

   • Fill in # Today's Top 3 section
   • Format as numbered list with clear outcomes:

     1. Ship the auth fix (unblock QA)
     2. Prep for 1:1 with Sarah (review her project status)
     3. Draft the team update email
     

5. Good top 3 items are:

   • Specific and actionable
   • Outcome-focused (not just "work on X")
   • Achievable today
   • Mix of urgent and important