What are detailed steps for a year review?

Review the past year week by week, identify what energized or drained you, then decide what to do more or less of.

1. Set aside time near year-end: Around New Year’s, take a page and divide it into “Positive” and “Negative” columns. 1
2. Revisit each week: Use your calendar to work back through the year and recall what happened. 2
3. List the strongest experiences: In the columns, note the people, places, activities, and commitments associated with peak positive or negative experiences. 3
4. Apply an 80/20 analysis: Identify the “big rocks” that most meaningfully affected your experience. 4
5. Make “Do More Of” and “Do Less Of” lists: Use the review to guide the coming year, and put the “Do More Of” items on your calendar so they are more likely to happen. 5