A tool that I have begun to use to aid in my intentionality is a weekly goal review. The past few weeks I have taken twenty minutes or so to sit down and go over my goals and write up a short analysis of how I did progressing towards that goal for the week. I am finding that it is a very helpful routine to go through.
It helps me identify areas where I am not making progress like I would like. These regular reviews help me to make corrections and try to adapt my approach to try to better meet my goals. Being every week things can't get to far off before I notice and hopefully can make some change.
It also helps encourage me that I am making progress. Even looking at my notes over the past few weeks I can already see changes in a number of areas and that motivates me to continue working and trying.
I think it can help me to begin noticing patterns as well. As more time passes I am going to be able to look back and notice themes and trends that will hopefully inform my ability to further improve my strategies for getting closer to my goals.
Here are the questions I ask myself for each goal item:
1. What went well?
2. Why did it go well?
3. What went poorly?
4. Why did it go poorly?
5. What can I do next week to do better?
The feedback loop on this is really one of the most important parts of my process. I need to be able to look back and see how I have been doing so I can know if I am succeeding and if I am getting better.
What kind of feedback loops or self analysis do you do? Do you find it helpful?
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