Personal Retrospective

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

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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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