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How to Write Down Your Own Retrospective of 2023

Some smart people here do it.
And reflecting on what happened last year sounds like a great starting point to think about what a success could look like to YOU in 2024.

But that also seems like a daunting task right ?

Don't worry, I have a list of great, open questions, and all you have to do is to answer the first one, then the next, etc

The 15 Small Questions About Big Things

In Markdown format for your copy & paste pleasure.

## Without thinking too much about it, how was 2023 for me ?
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## What is my retrospective of 2023, quarter by quarter ?
๐Ÿ” January to March ?
๐Ÿชด April to June ?
๐ŸŒŠ July to September ?
๐Ÿ‚ October to December ?

## What are the big life lessons I want to remember from 2023 ?
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## What makes me most proud about 2023 ?
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## How am I different today compared to one year ago ?
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## What projects and goals didn't I accomplish in 2023 ? Why ? Are they still relevant in 2024 ?
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## Am I better aligned with whom I really want to be ?
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## What do I want to improve most in 2024 ?
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## For whom do I feel most grateful in 2023 ?
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## What brought me energy and joy in 2023 ?
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## What consumed my energy in 2023 ?
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## What was I afraid of doing in 2023 ?
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## About what do I feel most confident right now ?
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## What was my best failure this year ? What do I learn from that ?
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FAQ

Q: Have you done it yourself ?
Sure, but in French, and translating the questions is lazier than translating the answers.
Ma rรฉtrospective 2023

Q: I am too shy to write down publicly, what can I do ?
Write the answers down just for yourself.
Writing is its own reward.

Q: I have written my answers on DEV.to or on my blog, can I post the link in the comments ?
Sure, please do !

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Jean-Michel ๐Ÿ•ต๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ Fayard

Si jamais j'ai des lecteurs franรงais ici, voici les questions en VF

Quel bilan spontaneฬ je fais de mon anneฬe ?
Quelle reฬtrospective de lโ€™anneฬe 2023 par trimestre...
   ๐Ÿ” Janvier aฬ€ mars 2023 ?
   ๐Ÿชด Avril aฬ€ juin 2023 ?
   ๐ŸŒŠ Juillet aฬ€ septembre 2023 ?
   ๐Ÿ‚ Octobre aฬ€ deฬcembre 2023 ?
Les grandes lecฬงons de vie que je retiens de 2023 ?
De quoi suis-je lรฆ plus fieฬ€rฤ™ de mon anneฬe 2023 ?
En quoi suis-je diffeฬrentฤ™ par rapport aฬ€ 2022 ?
Quels projets (ou objectifs) nโ€™ai-je pas accomplis en 2023 ? Pourquoi ? Sont-ils toujours dโ€™actualiteฬ en 2024 ?
Est-ce que je me suis rapprocheฬฤ™ de ce que je veux eฬ‚tre par rapport aฬ€ il y a un an ? 
Que vais-je chercher aฬ€ ameฬliorer en 2024 ?
Pour quoi ai-je le plus de reconnaissance/gratitude aฬ€ la fin de cette anneฬe 2023 ?
Comment puis-je deฬcrire mon anneฬe en quelques mots cleฬs/une phrase ?
Quโ€™est ce qui mโ€™a geฬneฬreฬ de lโ€™eฬnergie (et de la joie) ?
Quโ€™est ce qui mโ€™a pris de lโ€™eฬnergie ?
Quโ€™est-ce qui mโ€™a fait peur ?
De quoi suis je lรฆ plus confiante en ce moment ?
Quel a eฬteฬ mon plus grand eฬchec de lโ€™anneฬe ? Quโ€™est- ce que jโ€™en retire ?
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Pixelrella

Awesome! Thank you so much for sharing this list.

Though I am not quite sure I remember what happened last January to March ๐Ÿ˜… This list gets me digging for sure.

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Jean-Michel ๐Ÿ•ต๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ Fayard

"I don't remember" is a valid answer, three are no wrong answers ;)

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Pixelrella

That's a good mindset!