# Annual Review: YYYY

> A year-end reflection in one sitting: score last year's goals, list
> what happened in each area of life, what worked and what did not,
> what to stop, start and continue, and the short list of themes and
> goals that you carry into next year's Goal Tracker. Based on common
> personal review practice. Replace every `[bracketed]` value and every
> row marked *Example*.

<!--
Guidance: How to use this template
- Block two quiet hours in the last weeks of the year. Bring last
  year's Goal Tracker (`personal/goal-tracker`), your calendar, your
  Weekly Reviews (`personal/weekly-review`) and photos: memory alone
  over-weights the last two months.
- Work through the sections in order. Facts first (sections 1 and 2),
  then judgement (3 and 4), then decisions (5).
- Be specific and kind. The point is to learn, not to grade yourself.
- The example rows continue the fictional GOAL-01 and GOAL-02 from the
  Goal Tracker template. Replace them with your own.
-->

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year reviewed | [YYYY] |
| Written on | YYYY-MM-DD |
| Goal tracker reviewed | [Link to last year's tracker] |
| Next year's tracker | [Link, filled in section 5] |

## 1. Goal scorecard

<!-- Guidance: One row per goal from last year's tracker, including killed ones. Score against the latest target after any rescope, and say so. -->

| Goal | Final target | Result | Score | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOAL-01 *(Example)* | 10 km under 60 min | 58 min 40 s in the September race | Met | Three runs a week held from April |
| GOAL-02 *(Example)* | 30 weekly active users (rescoped from 50 in Q1) | 34 | Met (rescoped) | Dropping the mobile app freed evenings |
| [GOAL-NN] | [Target] | [Result] | [Met / partly met / not met / killed] | [Reason] |

## 2. The year in facts

<!-- Guidance: Short bullets per area. Write what happened, not how you feel about it yet. -->

| Area | What happened |
|---|---|
| Work and learning | *Example:* Changed team in May, finished an online statistics course |
| Health | [Facts] |
| Relationships and family | [Facts] |
| Money | [Facts; details stay in the finance templates] |
| Home and life admin | [Facts] |
| Fun, rest and travel | [Facts] |

Three moments I want to remember: [one], [two], [three].

## 3. What worked and what did not

<!-- Guidance: Look for causes you can repeat or avoid, not luck. One line each. -->

| Worked | Did not work |
|---|---|
| *Example:* Running with a fixed Tuesday and Thursday slot | *Example:* Saying yes to every weekend event, no rest in autumn |
| [Item] | [Item] |

## 4. Stop, start, continue

<!-- Guidance: At most three items in each column. Each one should be a behaviour you can see on a calendar. -->

| Stop | Start | Continue |
|---|---|---|
| *Example:* Checking email after 21:00 | *Example:* One weekend a month with no plans | *Example:* Weekly review on Sunday |
| [Item] | [Item] | [Item] |

## 5. Next year: themes and goals

<!-- Guidance: Pick one word or phrase for the year and at most three to five goals. Copy the goals into a new Goal Tracker and link it in the header table. Money goals go to Financial Goals (`personal/financial-goals`). -->

Theme for next year: [one word or phrase]

| Draft goal | Why it matters | First milestone | Moves to tracker as |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Example:* Run a half marathon | Builds on GOAL-01 | 15 km long run by YYYY-04 | GOAL-01 next year |
| [Goal] | [Reason] | [Milestone] | [GOAL-NN] |

One sentence to my future self, to read at the next annual review:
[Sentence]

## Standard and licence note

Based on common personal review practice; the layout and examples are
original, and the goals continue the fictional example in the Goal
Tracker template. Template licence: MIT.