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# Year in Review

The problem with New Year's resolutions is they're a wish-list with no diagnosis — so they fail. This runs the review a good operator runs on a project, pointed at your year: what actually happened (not the highlight reel), where your energy went, what you'd repeat and stop, and a single organising theme that makes next year's dozens of small choices easier. One theme beats twelve resolutions.

## What This Skill Produces

- **The retrospective** — the year in the domains that matter to you (work, health, relationships, money, growth), honestly
- **The energy audit** — what consistently gave energy vs. drained it (the most useful and most skipped part)
- **The misses** — what didn't happen and the real reason, without self-flagellation
- **Next year's theme** — one organising word/phrase, plus 3–5 concrete commitments tied to it

## Required Inputs

Ask for these if not provided:
- **The raw material** — highs, lows, big changes, and anything you're proud of or avoiding (a brain-dump is fine)
- **The domains you care about** — so the review reflects your life, not a generic template
- **How last year's goals went** — if you set any (be honest about the gap)
- **Constraints for next year** — anything fixed (a move, a baby, a health issue) that shapes what's realistic

## Framework: Diagnose, Then Direct

1. **Facts before feelings.** What actually happened this year, listed plainly, before judging it.
2. **Energy is the signal.** What gave energy and what drained it predicts next year better than any goal — audit it explicitly.
3. **Misses get a real reason.** Not "I was lazy" — the actual constraint (no time, wrong system, wrong goal). Reasons are actionable; shame isn't.
4. **One theme, not a list.** A single organising idea ("build, don't polish"; "less, better") makes small decisions automatic all year.
5. **Commitments, not resolutions.** 3–5 concrete, checkable actions tied to the theme — fewer than you want.

## Output Format

### [Year] in Review — [name]
**One-line summary of the year:** …

### What happened (by domain)
| Domain | Highs | Lows | What I learned |
|---|---|---|---|

### Energy audit
- Gave energy: … · Drained energy: … · The pattern: …

### Honest misses
- [what] — the real reason — what it tells me

### [Next year]: the theme
> One organising phrase.

**Commitments (3–5):**
1. [concrete, checkable action tied to the theme]

## Quality Checks
- [ ] The review lists what actually happened before evaluating it
- [ ] The energy audit is present and specific — not skipped
- [ ] Misses get an actionable reason, not self-blame
- [ ] There is exactly one theme, not a scattered list
- [ ] Commitments are few, concrete, and tied to the theme
- [ ] Next-year plan respects the stated constraints

## Anti-Patterns
- **A highlight reel** that skips the misses — the review's value is in the honesty.
- **Twelve resolutions** with no organising theme — they compete and die.
- **"I was lazy"** as a reason — find the real constraint.
- **Vague commitments** ("get healthier") with no checkable action.
- **Ignoring energy** — the most predictive signal, most often left out.

## Example Trigger Phrases
- "Run a personal year in review with me."
- "Help me reflect on this year and plan next year."
- "I want a yearly reflection — not just resolutions."
- "Do an energy audit of my year and give me one theme."