How to Complete Your Own Annual Review (And Why You Should)

Do an annual review to reflect on the past year and plan for the one ahead in every aspect of your life –– work, health, finances, and more.

Jump to section Why you should do an annual review How to do an annual review At the end of each whirlwind year, it’s hard to decipher where the last 365 days went. An annual review is a moment (or two) to pause and consider how you spent your year –– the highs, the lows, and everything in between. The highs and lows of a year James Clear, a productivity expert and the author of Atomic Habits , publicly shared a annual review from 2013 to 2019 : Basically, my Annual Review forces me to look at my actions over the past 12 months and ask, ‘Are my choices helping me live the life I want to live?’

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