The ObservatoryThe week in review
Seven minutes to see the week as it actually turned out: what happened with what you planned, what explains the difference, and a single adjustment for next week.
How it works
This is a review, not a grade. The point is to see the week as it actually turned out, so that next week can be a little more the way you want. Sit down. If you have the app or a calendar nearby you can look at it, but i …
Session in 7 steps, about 7 minutes. Doing it is part of Premium, which you try free for 7 days with no card. With Premium your answers are saved so you can pick up where you left off and look back at what you wrote.
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Why does it work?
Harkin et al. (2016), Does monitoring goal progress promote goal attainment? A meta-analysis of the experimental evidence, Psychological Bulletin 142(2), 198–229: 138 studies (19,951 participants) in which participants were randomly assigned to monitor their progress or not. Monitoring moderately improved goal attainment (d = 0.40), and the effect was larger when progress was recorded or made known to others. Most studies concerned health goals. The session itself has not been tested.
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