Year-end reflection and next-year focus

This prompt interviews you one question at a time about wins, lessons and what you want next, and then helps you set a focus for the year ahead.

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Interview me for a year-end reflection, asking one question at a time. Cover wins I am proud of, things that did not go to plan, lessons, relationships that mattered, habits to keep, habits to drop, and what I want more and less of next year.

After eight questions, summarise the themes you noticed and suggest three focus areas for [NEXT YEAR] with one small first step for each.

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Answer honestly and briefly; the value comes from the patterns the AI spots, not from long answers.

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What you will get

An interview of eight questions, one at a time, about wins, setbacks, lessons, relationships and habits, then a summary of the themes and three focus areas for next year with a small first step each.

Common mistake

Answers are long and polished.

Fix: Keep them brief and honest, as the tip says. The AI finds patterns in the plain version.

Also watch for

You pick too many goals. Stay with the three focus areas and ask for one tiny first step for each.
It touches painful topics. You can skip any question. If a topic feels heavy, talk to someone you trust or a counsellor.

Try a variation: make a monthly check-in

Ask for a five-question monthly version that tracks your three focus areas and flags the one slipping most.

Still not right? Reply with this

Turn my answers into a half-page summary I can reread in January, with three focus areas for next year and one question to check myself on in March.