I'm doing a tiny experiment: I will do a Day Review for 18 weekdays over the period Mon April 7 to Wed April 30, the last 4 weeks of the month (weeks 15–18). I will also do 3 Week Reviews during that time using a similar approach.

I'm also publishing a separate page for each Day Review, starting with day 1. Links to all trial results for each day are included in the experiment pact blog post.

My Day Review template has a common structure with two major sections for Plus Minus Next, including a summary highlight, and Last Light with thoughts, questions, and actions.

2025-04-09 Review

This is the day review for the day note on Wednesday, April 9.

View reviews for related time periods:

• Prev: Day Review 2 (Apr 8)
• Next: Day Review 4 (Apr 10)

Summary

Reflect on what happened today using Plus Minus Next.

Highlight

Identify day summary for Week Review.

• Added Last Light to Day Review.

Plus ➕

What went well?

• Added Last Light section with Thoughts, Questions, and Actions for reflection and journaling to complement Plus Minus Next summary.
• Included screenshots about diabetes summaries and graphs in Curiosity Log.
• Incorporated wayfinder links on Day Review posts for related time periods (previous and next day).

Minus －

What didn't go so well?

• Redundant to include meals as Plus items (already in Day Log).
• Postponed morning meditation until late afternoon.
• Didn't post Day Review 3 results in community or website right away (not until the weekend).

Next →

What will I focus on next? Keep this high-level, use Actions for details.

• Revisit Day Log to develop Day Review. Focus on details in Log and summaries in Review.
• Update Day Review template to incorporate Last Light improvements.

Last Light

Capture thoughts about today.

Thoughts

What do I think and feel about today's activities? Did I focus on my intentions, explore curiosity, discover, learn, and grow?

• Although Plus uses bullet list items of what went well, it's not a log of what happened; that belongs in Day Log, and this should have a broader summary perspective.
• Last Light section with Thoughts, Questions, and Actions for reflection and journaling to complement Plus Minus Next summary.
• It's very helpful to visit yesterday's Day Review in today's Plan and Review.

Questions

Any questions for research or exploration?

• Did I do anything about yesterday's Next items?
• Did I explore or resolve any questions from yesterday's review?
• Did I actually work on actions I identified yesterday?
• What's the distinction between Next in Plus Minus Next section and Actions in Last Light section? Is it high-level focus vs detail to-do's?
• How can I revisit outstanding questions and actions? How do I know when these are resolved or done?
• Do these need to include inline tags and metadata fields for views?

Actions

What can I do next?

• Review my views for thoughts, questions, and actions.
• Explore whether these views belong in my Review