The Friday Three-Question Audit

If you are flirting with burnout, do not begin with a grand life overhaul.

Grand life overhauls are exhausting. Also, they tend to require new notebooks, which is how they get you.

Begin with Friday.

At the end of the week, ask three questions.

First: duty.

What did I do this week that was genuinely mine to do?

Not what did I absorb. Not what did I perform. Not what did I resent. What responsibility did I meet because it was mine?

Second: purpose.

Where did my effort connect to something beyond getting through the day?

It might be a client helped, a colleague supported, a skill built, money earned for your family, a problem solved, a promise kept, a future made slightly less fragile.

Third: self.

What did this week cost me, and what needs to be restored?

Not as drama. As maintenance. Sleep. Food. Silence. Movement. Friendship. Medical care. A laugh. A boundary. An apology. A decision.

The point is not to score yourself.

The point is to notice imbalance early.

Aflac’s 2025 WorkForces Report shows how common serious workplace stress has become. The World Health Organization describes burnout as chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.

“Managed” sounds dull.

But sometimes life is saved by dull things done regularly.

A weekly audit will not fix everything. It will not change the market, rewrite the org chart, or make Monday less Monday.

But it can help you see whether you are living in duty, purpose, and self.

Or slowly losing one of them.

Emily Hunt-Adiletta OBE is a bestselling author and keynote speaker.
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