Weekly friction audit

Every Friday, name the single highest-friction thing that week and one specific removal move for next week. Repeats 12 times. Compounds. Print one page per quarter, fill one row per Friday, and it will surface patterns you couldn't see week-to-week.

Pair with: Habit friction map

When to use this

Every Friday for a full quarter. Set a 15-minute recurring calendar block.
At the start of a project, career move, or new season — friction patterns show up early.
When you feel busier-but-not-more-effective. Friction is usually the invisible tax.

How to complete it

Name ONE thing per week. The exercise fails when you list five.
The ‘cost’ column matters — surfaces the friction that’s expensive vs merely annoying.
Do the end-of-quarter review even if you skipped a couple of weeks. Patterns are visible from partial data.

Common mistakes

Skipping the ‘did last week’s move stick?’ column. That’s the compounding signal.
Choosing removals that require someone else to change. Focus on friction you personally control.
Listing the same friction week after week without shipping the removal move. The point is one small removal per week.

Weekly friction audit — 12 weeks

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Quarter / start date

Wk	Highest-friction thing this week	What it cost you (hours / energy / relationships)	Removal move for next week	Last week's move stuck? (Y/N)
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End-of-quarter review

Three questions to answer at week 12.

Which friction repeated most across weeks?

Which removal actually stuck (still gone this week)?

One structural change to bake into next quarter so the same friction can't recur.