Why do you need personal reports by week, month and year
Productivity A Life / / December 19, 2019
Usually, we prefer to act rather than think. But think about your experience is very useful: so it will be easier to understand what we have achieved and what they have learned. In addition, it strengthens our confidence. And the more we believe in ourselves, the more we get.
The researchers found that, systematizing and pondering learned we better remember itMaking Experience Count: The Role of Reflection in Individual Learning. . Moreover, and in professional activities and studies there comes a time when the score of their own experience even more useful than further practice.
Evaluate their results should be every week, month and year.
1. Weekly reports will help you not to forget anything
Thanks to the weekly report you can understand what it takes to finish, to prepare for next week and bring the short-term results.
Of course, a simple analysis of the lists of completed or pending affairs - not particularly interesting. They usually accumulate a lot of problems that we do not want to or can not yet.
So do not get hung up on lists, better focus on the achievements of this week and plans for the next one.
What is included in the weekly report
Over time, you have to develop its own approach, but can include the following items first.
- Disassemble all the papers and documents. Must be expanded to places others discard.
- Review your notes for a week. Check to see if something that is necessary to complete, if important information is lost remains.
- Take a look at your calendar. Check if everything is completed yet after the recent events.
- Evaluate how to move annual targets. Make sure that for each goal the next step planned and submitted in your schedule.
- Look at the calendar for the next week. Check if the training required for the upcoming events, and make it into the schedule.
- Check the projects that are under construction. Make sure that the next step laid out and submitted to your schedule.
- Ensure the implementation of the work that you have delegated. Also check out the projects for which you are waiting for someone's help or solutions.
- Look at your list of non-urgent cases, you would like to perform in the presence of time. You can choose one of them and bring in their schedule for the following week.
At first it may seem too difficult, but eventually you get used to. You only have this list and a little patience.
2. Monthly reports to help track the movement of the target
We all love at the beginning of the year to set big goals, but they are rarely achieved. Adhere to the purposes for one month much easier. A monthly report is just perfect to set new goals, review your progress for the last month and enjoy his success.
What is included in the monthly report
Such reports better to keep things simple.
- Write down what important happened this month. It can be not only your achievementsBut also the events that affect you, or events that you have visited.
- Consider three such events in the past month: the most significant milestone of personal development, the greatest professional achievement, the most valuable lesson learned.
- Think what emotion can be described last month.
- Define the goals for the next month.
3. Annual reports will help make sense of the past year and a new tune
Naturally, the annual reports is more time consuming, because need to think and plan more. But this does not mean that they have to turn into hard work. You can only think about their professional achievements for the year. Or estimate, as you move towards your goals. Or maybe you just make a list of your favorite books and movies for the year.
What to include in the annual report
As with previous reports, here all individually. Focus on what's important for you.
- Remember their achievements for the year.
- Remember the most important lessons learned.
- Evaluate how a year has passed, on a five or ten-point scale.
- Make a list of goals for the next year, first ask yourself what needs to be done, then to 10 points to evaluate this year from 10.
- Decide what new habits you need to make in order to achieve their goals.
- Plan the first step for each goal.
If you want to more carefully consider the past year, try to take advantage of the advice of Leo Babauta.
- Look at all the notes and photos from travels to remember where you have visited this year.
- Look at all the documents on your computer, created this year to remember those things which you have worked.
- Look at the history of credit cards online shopping and checkout to remember what you spent the money.
- Read your notes and records in blogIf it leads you.
Spending one night thinking about what you have achieved in the past year and what you want to achieve in the next, you're a much better understanding of how to build your daily schedule. To move to a few big goals at the same time, you just need to once a year, take the time to clearly define their aspirations.