Starting to close down the Year

YearCompass is a booklet that you print yourself. This booklet is a neat way of closing down a year and get a good start on planning the next year. I came across this booklet just after 2017 started. It took me about two hours to work through the booklet. I felt that it was time well spent. I discovered that 2016 had a lot of highlights that I had forgotten about. The booklet also helped me to put together a plan for 2017. I wish that I have taken the time to revisit the booklet at least once a quarter.

 I am really looking forward to spending the time to working filling out the booklet for 2017/2018. I will be adding reviewing the booklet monthly to my 2018 plan.

I was struck by the blog post 'The 30 second habit with lifelong impact.' The heart of the article is about taking 30 seconds after an important meeting, lecture, or experience to write the most important points.

My typical day includes several meetings, reading articles, writing code, learning new technologies, and increasing my knowledge of technologies. I encounter a lot of information each day. This idea of taking a few seconds to write down key points seems like it would be a valuable way to sort through all the information I encounter.

I have been keeping a journal. I really should rephrase, every few days I write something in what I am calling a journal. I don't have a good habit of writing each day. Taking a few seconds at the end of the day to write down a key point or two about the day would help to give me something to write about in the journal.