For me, when handled well when working for a good boss, starting the week with one was an excellent way of organizing that week. I'd remember, think about, and

For me, when handled well when working for a good boss, starting the week with one was an excellent way of organizing that week. I'd remember, think about, and memorialize what happened last week (and enough times there's a large portion of "what happened" vs. "what I did", i.e. putting out fires), and then planning what to do in the next 5-6 days (6 for crunch mode: 6 days x 7 hours of real heads down work in each, which I could sustain for a number of weeks). Sure, "No plan survives contact with the enemy", but I've always found the process of planning to be invaluable. As others are noting, all this is very subject to abuse, but it can be a very good thing.