A setback review that does not become self-criticism
An unsuccessful application or abandoned project contains information, but it does not describe your entire ability. A short review helps keep the event in proportion.
Write the observable facts
Record what happened without adding labels such as lazy or hopeless. Include constraints that affected the outcome.
Separate influence from control
You can revise an application; you cannot choose who else applies. Focus the next experiment on a change you can actually make.
End the review with a limit
Choose one adjustment and a date to try it. Repeating the analysis indefinitely is unlikely to produce new information.
Try this today
Review one small disappointment on a single page. Stop when you have a next action that takes less than thirty minutes.
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