Self-reflection is the name of the game. When you look back at your week, are you happy with what you’ve done? Was it productive or wasteful?
Alex Shalman asks himself seven questions each week to keep him on track. Whether or not you think all seven are necessary, looking back at your actions objectively will work in your favor. Try them out now:
- 1. What will I try to improve on next week?
- 2. What was I most proud of this week?
- 3. What was my biggest accomplishment this week?
- 4. What have I done to get closer to my life goals this week?
- 5. What was hard for me this week, and why?
- 6. What was my biggest waste of time this week?
- 7. What did I do this week that made me ashamed?
If this becomes a regular thing, it could well change your life. If you’re a practicing GTDer, fit some of these questions in your weekly review.
Seven Questions That Will Change Your Life – [AlexShalman]
This is an essential monday and friday list.
Thanks for posting this one,
I’ll be surely passing it along in my blog next week in my top tools.
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Great post. Lifehack often contains posts that focus on discipline but rarely discusses this topic. One of my college professors told me this: “Each experience in life is like a tea bag. Just as water absorbs more and more flavor from the tea bag the longer it’s in there, we can continually grow from experiences in a way that will give our lives maximum flavor.”
Discipline and Reflection = the two greatest tools for personal growth
Keep up the good work!
Craig Childs,
Thank you for featuring this post, I’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback on this one, so I’ll have to keep my standards up to this level of posting ;)
I hope everyone that’s been reading it and visiting my site finds this information useful, and keeps visiting back often.
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This is a nice short way to make sure you stay focused and are able to track your results. I’m going to give this a try.
[...] musí odstrániť. Už spomínaný Alex Shalman (via Jano Šifra del.icio.us) vo svojom príspevku uvádza 7 otázok, ktoré zmenia váš život (čo ste dokázali, v čom sa musíte zlepšiť, trávili ste váš [...]
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