I don't use that exact set of questions, but for the last 4 or 5 years now I've been doing an end of year "retrospective" styled after Scrum retros. I ask myself (and write down the answers to) things like:
- What went well this year?
- What did not go well this year?
- What things should I do more of this coming year?
- What things should I do less of this coming year?
And so on.
I also write down a list of "themes / priorities for the coming year". High level stuff, not task level TODO items.
And I keep the document open on my laptop and review it every so often as a reminder to keep focused on the important stuff. It's hard to quantify but I think it does help.
I'm intrigued by the idea of adding some of these items to my retrospective for 2025, which I will probably do tomorrow.
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I don't use that exact set of questions, but for the last 4 or 5 years now I've been doing an end of year "retrospective" styled after Scrum retros. I ask myself (and write down the answers to) things like:
- What went well this year?
- What did not go well this year?
- What things should I do more of this coming year?
- What things should I do less of this coming year?
And so on.
I also write down a list of "themes / priorities for the coming year". High level stuff, not task level TODO items.
And I keep the document open on my laptop and review it every so often as a reminder to keep focused on the important stuff. It's hard to quantify but I think it does help.
I'm intrigued by the idea of adding some of these items to my retrospective for 2025, which I will probably do tomorrow.