One-in-Sixty Weekly Course Correction
Review desired outcomes weekly and correct small drifts before they compound
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Time to result
- ~ongoing to results
- Steps
- 4
- Confidence
- 98%
Borrowing a navigation saying attributed to pilots, the One-in-Sixty rule treats a small directional error as something that compounds into a large miss over distance. Codie applies the metaphor to daily actions: plans gradually drift as events take over, so she schedules notebook time most weeks to revisit the outcomes she wanted and steer back toward them. The exact questions, weekday, and format matter less than maintaining a recurring course-correction practice. The review compares intended outcomes with actual direction, identifies the smallest meaningful deviation, and converts a correction into calendar commitments for the next week. This is not a demand for perfect adherence. It is a feedback loop designed to catch drift while the required adjustment is still small.
Origin
Codie Sanchez adapted a pilot navigation saying about ending 60 miles off course for every degree of deviation into a weekly personal review ritual.
Core principles
- 01Small deviations compound
- 02Regular review beats perfect planning
- 03Outcomes should guide weekly actions
- 04The ritual matters more than the exact questions
How to run it
- 1
Book the review
Reserve a recurring weekly appointment with a notebook or planning system.
Pro tip Use a time you can sustain rather than searching for the perfect weekday.
Watch out An unscheduled intention is easy to displace.
- 2
Restate desired outcomes
Write what you intended to make true during the week and why it matters.
Pro tip Use outcomes rather than a long inventory of activity.
Watch out Do not rewrite the goal merely to match what happened.
- 3
Measure directional drift
Compare choices and calendar use with the intended direction, then name the most consequential deviation.
Pro tip Look for repeated small choices rather than only dramatic failures.
Watch out Avoid turning the review into self-criticism without diagnosis.
- 4
Calendar the correction
Choose a small action that steers the next week back on course and assign it time.
Pro tip Correct the earliest controllable behaviour in the chain.
Watch out A correction without a scheduled action remains an observation.
In the wild
An operator notices that urgent messages consumed time intended for customer interviews. During the weekly review, she identifies the drift, blocks two interview windows before opening messages, and checks the result the following week.
→ A small calendar correction restores movement toward the intended customer-learning outcome.
Common mistakes
Optimising the ritual
Debating the perfect questions or day can replace the actual practice of reviewing and correcting.
Reviewing without scheduling
Insight alone does not change direction unless the corrective behaviour enters the calendar.
Is it for you?
Best for
People whose weeks are being driven by incoming demands rather than their chosen priorities.
Not ideal for
Acute situations requiring immediate daily intervention rather than a weekly review cadence.
From the transcript
“for every 1° that you go off course at any given time, at the end you'll end up 60 mi uh away from the course…”
“I put on my calendar pretty much every week that I can, uh a little time for me to sit down with a notebook and…”
“you have a prac- practice where each week you're going to course correct slightly for every degree that you get off.”
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