I watch a lot of American football (NFL). As soon as the offense comes off the field, the quarterback has a tablet in his hand reviewing what just happened, good or bad.
During my working career, when we started investing time in reviewing the outcomes of projects so we could learn and do better the next time, things improved.
But to this day, I rarely do this in my personal life. That needs to change because like you suggest, it's so easy to do, and costs nothing but a little time. And maybe I won't make the same mistakes twice.
Thank you so much for your comment. It definitely is something that takes training and constant practice. In ‘ordinary life’ we aren’t programmed to look at life that way, but it can be so powerful. I try and do it every few weeks and months - at least. But I always do it at the end of the year, because you tend to find so many more wins than you ever realised and you can really see the lessons and room to make change, or just celebrate yourself.
I like the check-ins every so often. It's funny, every year I do what I call a "Year of Action" list. Personally not a fan of New Year's Resolutions, so I re-framed it. Before I create the action list, I review the prior year to see if anything should carry over, but I don't go to the level of celebrating the wins.
Thank you for taking the time to respond to my comment.
This is so true. When you say most people either:
• celebrate the wins and move on
• dwell on the failures
• or avoid thinking about it altogether
I watch a lot of American football (NFL). As soon as the offense comes off the field, the quarterback has a tablet in his hand reviewing what just happened, good or bad.
During my working career, when we started investing time in reviewing the outcomes of projects so we could learn and do better the next time, things improved.
But to this day, I rarely do this in my personal life. That needs to change because like you suggest, it's so easy to do, and costs nothing but a little time. And maybe I won't make the same mistakes twice.
Thank you so much for your comment. It definitely is something that takes training and constant practice. In ‘ordinary life’ we aren’t programmed to look at life that way, but it can be so powerful. I try and do it every few weeks and months - at least. But I always do it at the end of the year, because you tend to find so many more wins than you ever realised and you can really see the lessons and room to make change, or just celebrate yourself.
I like the check-ins every so often. It's funny, every year I do what I call a "Year of Action" list. Personally not a fan of New Year's Resolutions, so I re-framed it. Before I create the action list, I review the prior year to see if anything should carry over, but I don't go to the level of celebrating the wins.
Thank you for taking the time to respond to my comment.
Oh you should always celebrate the wins! Doesn’t have to be anything other than saying well done to yourself though. A metaphorical pat on the back.