Trigger
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Every year, either at the beginning or end of the year.
Duration
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A few hours spread over the course of a few days.
Steps
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- Review year according to various facets
- Plan the next year according to the same facets
Notes
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- I use a mind map software to do my yearly review and plan.
References
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In this article I define a 1-5 rating scale for books in order to be consistent across my evaluations. Given that rating books is somewhat subjective, introducing some amount of standardization on how I rate them should help with managing my reading.
Format of presentation:
Score (from 1 to 5) Representative emoji
- Satisfaction
- Words expressing the level of satisfaction
- Strength of recommendation
1 🤮
- unsatisfactory
- very bad, horrible, boring, repetitive, disagreeable to read, waste of time, can’t force myself to read
- strongly not recommended
2 ☹️
- unsatisfactory
- bad
- not recommended
3 😐
- satisfactory
- neutral
- might want to read
4 ☺️
- satisfactory
- good
- recommended
5 😍
- satisfactory
- very good, great, amazing, exciting, intriguing, fascinating, full of new knowledge, can’t stop reading
- strongly recommended
References
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