Reviewing 2014
It's that time again--December is here and the year is almost done. The months do pass by quickly, don't they? I'm very close to finishing Sex Bucket List which is rather exciting (last chapter, plus an epilogue, wow). I'm also fairly close to the end of Gangstermoll, though I anticipate that will take me till the middle of next year to complete.
Overall, I'm very pleased with the amount of writing I've done this year. I'll be posting a meme with word counts and reflections a bit closer to the new year that I do every year as a review, but even a cursory reflection leaves me feeling very satisfied. I think I've improved as a writer, experimented, tried new things (some worked better than others).
Below is a list of questions that I plan to answer over the next week or so, with a broader view of the year. It'll help me determine what areas of my life are working, and what might need some review and improvement. Should be a interesting experience reflecting back.
1.What one event, big or small, are you going to tell your grandchildren about?
2.If you had to describe your 2014 in 3 words, what would they be?
3.What new things did you discover about yourself?
4.What single achievement are you most proud of?
5.What was the best news you received?
6.What was your favourite place that you visited in 2014?
7.Which of your personal qualities turned out to be the most helpful this year?
8.Who was your number one go-to person that you could always rely on?
9.Which new skills did you learn?
10.What, or who, are you most thankful for?
11.If someone wrote a book about your life in 2014, what kind of genre would it be? A comedy, love story, drama, film noir or something else?
12.What was the most important lesson you learnt in 2014?
13.Which mental block(s) did you overcome?
14.What 5 people did you most enjoy spending time with?
15.What was your biggest break-through moment career-wise?
16.How did your relationship to your family evolve?
17.What book or movie affected your life in a profound way?
18.What was your favourite compliment that you received this year?
19.What little things did you most enjoy during your day-to-day life?
20.What cool things did you create this year?
21.What was your most common mental state this year (e.g. excited, curious, stressed)?
22.Was there anything you did for the very first time in your life this year?
23.What was your favourite moment spent with your friends?
24.What major goal did you lay the foundations for?
25.Which worries turned out to be completely unnecessary?
26.What experience would you love to do all over again?
27.What was the best gift you received?
28.How did your overall outlook on life evolve?
29.What was the biggest problem you solved?
30.What was the funniest moment of your year, one that still makes it hard not to burst out laughing when you think about it?
31.What purchase turned out to be the best decision ever?
32.What one thing would you do differently and why?
33.What do you deserve a pat on the back for?
34.What activities made you lose track of time?
35.What did you think about more than anything else?
36.What topics did you most enjoy learning about?
37.What new habits did you cultivate?
38.What advice would you give your early-2014 self if you could?
39.Did any parts of your self or your life do a complete 180 this year?
40.What or who had the biggest positive impact on your life this year?
YOUR 2015
41.What do you want the overarching theme for your 2015 to be?
42.What do you want to see, discover, explore?
43.Who do you want to spend more time with in 2015?
44.What skills do you want to learn, improve or master?
45.Which personal quality do you want to develop or strengthen?
46.What do you want your everyday life to be like?
47.Which habits do you want to change, cultivate or get rid of?
48.What do you want to achieve career-wise?
49.How do you want to remember the year 2015 when you look back on it 10/20/50 years from now?
50.What is your number one goal for 2015?
Overall, I'm very pleased with the amount of writing I've done this year. I'll be posting a meme with word counts and reflections a bit closer to the new year that I do every year as a review, but even a cursory reflection leaves me feeling very satisfied. I think I've improved as a writer, experimented, tried new things (some worked better than others).
Below is a list of questions that I plan to answer over the next week or so, with a broader view of the year. It'll help me determine what areas of my life are working, and what might need some review and improvement. Should be a interesting experience reflecting back.
1.What one event, big or small, are you going to tell your grandchildren about?
2.If you had to describe your 2014 in 3 words, what would they be?
3.What new things did you discover about yourself?
4.What single achievement are you most proud of?
5.What was the best news you received?
6.What was your favourite place that you visited in 2014?
7.Which of your personal qualities turned out to be the most helpful this year?
8.Who was your number one go-to person that you could always rely on?
9.Which new skills did you learn?
10.What, or who, are you most thankful for?
11.If someone wrote a book about your life in 2014, what kind of genre would it be? A comedy, love story, drama, film noir or something else?
12.What was the most important lesson you learnt in 2014?
13.Which mental block(s) did you overcome?
14.What 5 people did you most enjoy spending time with?
15.What was your biggest break-through moment career-wise?
16.How did your relationship to your family evolve?
17.What book or movie affected your life in a profound way?
18.What was your favourite compliment that you received this year?
19.What little things did you most enjoy during your day-to-day life?
20.What cool things did you create this year?
21.What was your most common mental state this year (e.g. excited, curious, stressed)?
22.Was there anything you did for the very first time in your life this year?
23.What was your favourite moment spent with your friends?
24.What major goal did you lay the foundations for?
25.Which worries turned out to be completely unnecessary?
26.What experience would you love to do all over again?
27.What was the best gift you received?
28.How did your overall outlook on life evolve?
29.What was the biggest problem you solved?
30.What was the funniest moment of your year, one that still makes it hard not to burst out laughing when you think about it?
31.What purchase turned out to be the best decision ever?
32.What one thing would you do differently and why?
33.What do you deserve a pat on the back for?
34.What activities made you lose track of time?
35.What did you think about more than anything else?
36.What topics did you most enjoy learning about?
37.What new habits did you cultivate?
38.What advice would you give your early-2014 self if you could?
39.Did any parts of your self or your life do a complete 180 this year?
40.What or who had the biggest positive impact on your life this year?
YOUR 2015
41.What do you want the overarching theme for your 2015 to be?
42.What do you want to see, discover, explore?
43.Who do you want to spend more time with in 2015?
44.What skills do you want to learn, improve or master?
45.Which personal quality do you want to develop or strengthen?
46.What do you want your everyday life to be like?
47.Which habits do you want to change, cultivate or get rid of?
48.What do you want to achieve career-wise?
49.How do you want to remember the year 2015 when you look back on it 10/20/50 years from now?
50.What is your number one goal for 2015?