25 year-in-review questions to ask yourself before the new year

A photo calendar shows what happened. These questions help you understand it. Pour a cup of tea, open your calendar, and go through them month by month.

Looking back

• What was the best day of the year, and why?
• Which month went by the fastest?
• Which month do you never want to repeat?
• What did you do this year that you'd never done before?
• Where did you travel, and which place surprised you?
• Who did you spend the most time with?
• What's one photo that sums up the year?

What you learned

• What's something you changed your mind about?
• What habit helped you the most?
• What did you spend too much time on?
• What made you proud?
• What was harder than you expected?
• What advice would you give yourself from last January?

People and places

• Who made your year better?
• Who do you want to thank?
• Which trip would you take again tomorrow?
• Where do you wish you had gone?
• What was the best meal you had this year?

Looking ahead

• What's one place you want to visit next year?
• What do you want more of next year?
• What do you want less of?
• What would make next year's calendar look different?
• What's one small thing you can start in January?
• How do you want to feel next December?
• What three words describe the year you want?

Make it visual

Answer these with your Year Edition calendar open. Seeing every trip and photo on one page makes the answers come quickly, and the calendar becomes the cover of your reflection.