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Mohit Aggarwal (@mohitagw15856) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Year In Review by mohitagw15856 — Agent Skill

Name: Year In Review
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: Mohit Aggarwal

Year In Review

Run an honest personal year-in-review and set next year's direction — wins, misses, an energy audit, and one theme, not a resolution list that dies in February. Use when asked for a personal year in review, a yearly reflection, to reflect on the past year, or plan next year. Produces the structured retrospective (what worked, what didn't, what you learned), an energy audit of what gave vs. drained you, the honest misses, and a single theme with a few concrete commitments. Personal, not corporate.

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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

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

[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."

---name: year-in-reviewdescription: Run an honest personal year-in-review and set next year's direction — wins, misses, an energy audit, and one theme, not a resolution list that dies in February. Use when asked for a personal year in review, a yearly reflection, to reflect on the past year, or plan next year. Produces the structured retrospective (what worked, what didn't, what you learned), an energy audit of what gave vs. drained you, the honest misses, and a single theme with a few concrete commitments. Personal, not corporate.--- # 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."

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