Checking In With Myself

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What I Actually Ask Myself Once a Month, Not Every Day - checking in with myself

What I Actually Ask Myself Once a Month, Not Every Day

I stopped trying to reflect every day and moved my real check-in to once a month. Here is what that rhythm looks like and why the wider gap made the questions more useful.

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The One Question I Ask Myself at the End of Every Day - checking in with myself
Checking In With Myself

The One Question I Ask Myself at the End of Every Day

A single nightly question, answered in one line, that took less effort to keep than any longer daily journal I ever tried,…

The Sunday Ten Minutes I Use to Check In With Myself - checking in with myself
Checking In With Myself

The Sunday Ten Minutes I Use to Check In With Myself

A short weekly check-in I built around three questions and a notebook, and why keeping it small is what made it stick.

Walking Instead of Writing: My Check-In Without a Notebook - checking in with myself
Checking In With Myself

Walking Instead of Writing: My Check-In Without a Notebook

Not every self check-in needs a page. I built a walking version for the days when sitting down to write feels like…

How I Know a Check-In Question Has Stopped Working - checking in with myself
Checking In With Myself

How I Know a Check-In Question Has Stopped Working

The questions I use to check in with myself are not permanent. Here is how I tell when one has gone stale,…