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Yearly note template

Based on the official GTD yearly review template and this checklist of GTD review items.

Areas of focus

  • Review [[Areas of Focus]]
  • Do any of these need changing?
  • Do I need to add any?
  • Do I need to combine any?
  • Do I need to remove any?

Reflection on last year

  • Review Quarterly Review notes

▶ What were my wins this year?

▶ What am I grateful for?

▶ What risks did I take?

▶ What worked well?

▶ What did not work well and what got in the way?

▶ What unfinished business from this year do I have?

▶ What am I most happy about accomplishing?

▶ Who were the three people who had the greatest impact on my life?

▶ What was the biggest surprise?

▶ What compliment would I like to have received? Given?

▶ What one word or phrase best sums up and describes my experience this year?

Looking ahead to next year

▶ What would I like to be my biggest win?

▶ What advice would I like to give myself?

▶ What would I be most happy about completing in the coming year?

▶ What would I most like to change about myself?

▶ What am I looking forward to learning?

▶ What do I think my biggest risk will be?

▶ Who or what, other than myself, am I most committed to loving and serving?

▶ What about my work am I most committed to changing and improving?

▶ What is one as yet undeveloped talent I am willing to explore?

▶ What brings me the most joy and how am I going to do or have more of that?

▶ What one word or phrase would I like to have as my theme?

Major areas of commitment for next year

Area of FOCUS

Area of MAINTENANCE

(Typically last year's area of focus)

Area of EXPLORATION

Review of lists, projects, and tasks

  • Deep review of Someday/Maybe list
  • Deep review of Future list
  • Deep review of Archive and Reference materials
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