40 questions to ask yourself every year

Finally, Plus Minus Next is a great tool for conducting an annual review. Each year, at the end of December, I sit down, go through all my weekly reviews, and write a retrospective, which I publish in my newsletter.

Maybe there are tasks you intended to complete but didn’t. Acknowledge any mistakes you made, biases you noticed, decisions you regretted. This is also where you can note any areas of your life you feel were neglected, such as personal relationships, hobbies, or self-care. Keep track of when you strayed from your healthy habits, such as skipping wo

Answer postmortem questions: What did you learn? What did you do well? What could you have done better? What can you improve for next time?

What is most important to you and why? When it's time to create ideas, whom do you go to first? Imagine yourself at eighteen. What would that person tell you today? Where do the good ideas come from within your company or team? What relationships are you in that challenge you? Why are they challenging? What do you do? Who are you? If you could chan