Personal Retrospective

Run a start/stop/keep retrospective on your own week, month, or quarter.

Intermediate1 min read

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The stretch of time to look back over

What you actually got done

What didn't get finished, said plainly

When you felt most switched on

When the energy visibly dropped

What actually stuck

What you meant to keep up but didn't

The one thing that made this hardest

The result you're proudest of

Your prompt

Run a personal retrospective on the past {{period}} with me. Here is my raw data:

What I accomplished: {{accomplishments}}
What I failed to complete or finish: {{failures}}
Moments I felt most energized and productive: {{energizing_moments}}
Moments I felt drained, distracted, or low-output: {{draining_moments}}
Habits I kept: {{habits_kept}}
Habits I broke or neglected: {{habits_broken}}
Biggest unexpected challenge: {{biggest_challenge}}
Biggest unexpected win: {{biggest_win}}

Using this data, provide a retrospective that covers:
1. What went well — top 3 wins and why they happened
2. What did not go well — top 3 failures with root cause, not surface explanation
3. What to start doing next period
4. What to stop doing next period
5. What to keep doing next period
6. One specific experiment to run next period
7. One personal insight about myself from this period

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