Next action cards for inbox capture and weekly review, 3x5 and 4x6

Next action cards give you a full system for capturing, clarifying and sorting everything on your mind, kept in a small card box instead of one more endless to-do list. The cards come in true 3 x 5 in and 4 x 6 in index sizes. Across 28 undated pages you get eight designs in both sizes with crop marks, lined and dot backs to match, six card box dividers and a guide that runs over two pages.

It is an instant PDF download in US Letter and A4, and nothing is sent by mail.

How next action cards clear your head

Whenever a thought pops up, write it on an inbox capture card, a single line each, and let your mind let go of it. Once a day, run each line through the five questions on page 3. It then becomes a next action card with a context, an energy level and a time estimate, a waiting for card noting who, since when and the day to follow up, a project card with its next steps, or a someday card to revisit later.

Each morning, the daily top 3 card picks out what matters most. Once a week, the weekly review card leads you through get clear, get current and get creative, so nothing falls through the cracks. Six dividers (Inbox, Next, Waiting, Projects, Someday, Done) keep the box tidy, and since nothing is dated you can start whenever you want and reprint just the designs you need.

Who this task card system is for

• Busy people whose to-do lists have grown so long that nothing feels doable anymore
• Planner owners who already use a full page planner and want a small box just for tasks, projects and things they are waiting on
• Index card fans who get more joy from moving a card to Done than from crossing out a line
• Anyone who wants a calm weekly review routine with no app and no subscription

Design and printing

• A clean, elegant style with white pages and soft blush pink touches that use little ink
• Roomy margins on all sides, so a home printer will not trim anything
• Cards trim to exactly 3 x 5 in (7.6 x 12.7 cm), three on each sheet, and 4 x 6 in (10.2 x 15.2 cm), two on each sheet, with crop marks, printed on US Letter (8.5 x 11 in) or A4 (210 x 297 mm)
• No dates anywhere, so you can begin on whichever day suits you
• For two sided printing, flip along the long edge and the lined and dot grid backs match the fronts

Inside the next action cards set: 28 pages

1. 1Cover page listing the contents
2. 2Guide to the system, with five steps (capture, clarify, organize, do, review), a table showing what each card is for with its page numbers in both sizes, the order of the box from Inbox through Done, tips on printing and cutting, and why cards work so well
3. 3Clarify guide with five yes or no questions to ask of each inbox line, five examples that turn a fuzzy note into a clear next step, and checklists for a daily rhythm and a weekly rhythm
4. 4 to 11Eight designs at 4 x 6 in, two on each sheet with crop marks: the inbox capture card (captured on, 10 lines each with a tick box), the next action card (action, project, due, a context of @home @computer @errands @calls @anywhere, low, medium or high energy, time from 5 min to 1 hr+, details, done on, what comes next), the waiting for card (what, who, since, how I asked, follow up on, project, a log of 5 dates and nudges, status), the someday / maybe card (idea, area, why it excites me, the first tiny step, cost or time, look again, then keep, make it a project or let it go), the project card (project, due, done looks like, 7 next steps with tick boxes, waiting on, notes and ideas, status, started), the weekly review card (15 printed checklist steps grouped into get clear, get current and get creative, the win this week, feeling, the focus for next week), the contexts key card (@home, @computer, @errands, @calls, @office, @anywhere, @agenda and one you add, with keys for energy and time) and the daily top 3 card (three numbered priorities each with a tick box, 4 lines for if there is time, 4 lines for calls and quick replies, today's energy, let go of)
5. 12 to 13Backs for the 4 x 6 in cards, lined and dot grid, to print behind any 4 x 6 page
6. 14 to 21All eight designs again at 3 x 5 in, three on each sheet with crop marks (with 7 inbox lines, 5 project next steps, 12 weekly review steps and six contexts)
7. 22 to 23Backs for the 3 x 5 in cards, lined and dot grid
8. 24 to 26Six tabbed card box dividers at 4 x 6 in for Inbox, Next, Waiting, Projects, Someday and Done
9. 27 to 28The six tabbed dividers again, sized 3 x 5 in

What you download

• Inbox & Next Action Cards 3x5 & 4x6, US Letter PDF (28 pages)
• Inbox & Next Action Cards 3x5 & 4x6, A4 PDF (28 pages)
• Read Me First, a brief guide to printing (PDF)

How to download and print

• Check out with PayPal, a debit or credit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Your download page opens as soon as the payment goes through.
• We email the same private download links to you, so you can download your files again later.
• Open the PDF in a free reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader and print at 100% or Actual size.
• Print only the pages you need, as often as you like, for your own personal use.

Good to know

• This is a PDF that you print and cut yourself. No printed cards or card box will be sent.
• You receive a digital file, and no physical item ships.
• Printed colors may look a little different from the screen.
• Personal use only. Please do not share, resell or redistribute the files.
• Digital files cannot be returned. If something will not open or print properly, email us and we will help right away.

How this was made

Designed and written by PetiteDiary. AI tools helped draft parts of the text, and some background scenes in the preview images were created with AI. Every page was designed, reviewed and checked before release.

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