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.

2025-04-11 Review

This is the day review for the day note on Friday, April 11.

View reviews for related time periods:

• Prev: Day Review 4 (Apr 10 Thu)
• Next: Day Review 6 (Apr 14 Mon)

Summary

Reflect on what happened today using Plus Minus Next.

Highlight

Identify day summary for Week Review.

• Included diabetes review in Day Review from log captures and shortcuts.

Plus ➕

What went well?

• I'm actively participating in a weight loss kickstart program during April, which also allows me to refocus on my diabetes management after having Flu and lingering cough for 2 months when it was high.
• Over 10 days so far, my average glucose is only 144 and variation 28% with GMI (estimated A1C) at 6.7% (target < 7.0%) with 83% time-in-range (70–180) of 83% and total daily insulin 39 units.
• I'm discovering several techniques for incorporating a diabetes review into each Day Review based on my Log items and metadata as well as captured screenshots and graphs, and included photos and recipe links for meals.
• Continued morning meditation practice, including reflection.

Minus －

What didn't go so well?

• I'm still working on the split activities between Last Light Preview in today's Day Review, and tomorrow's Day Plan since an entire diabetes day isn't available until then.
• I've been several days behind my Day Reviews to post them in community and website, but I can use the weekend to help me catch up.
• It's still a little challenge continuing recording entries in my Log after the morning, and tends to become less as the day goes on.

Next →

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

• Next week, I will focus more attention on extending my Log entries throughout the day, and revisit my capture shortcuts and practices for logging and journal activities (especially after focus sessions and meals).
• I will use Plug Minus Next to do a Week Review based the first week of 5 Day Reviews, along with my Logs, Journals, and Actions.

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?

• As I use and adjust my Log throughout the day), it's important to make corresponding updates in its template with any changes to ensure they're reflected in subsequent days. I have observed several situations where I had not done this, and new Logs reverted back to the previous version.
• I have been learning a lot do these Day Review trials, which I have included in corresponding templates
• My Day Startup shortcut has been working well, and automatically creating and linking Plan, Log, Journal, Actions, and Review notes for each Day note.

Questions

Any questions for research or exploration?

• What do I incorporate in my Week Review to review my diabetes for the week?
• How do I summarize metadata from Day Reviews to summarize for the Week Review?
• Should I have a separate Diabetes Review for the week, or incorporate that into Week Review?

Actions

What can I do next?

• Use the current Day Review template as the initial foundation for my new Week Review template with both Plus Minus Next and Last Light sections.
• Explore how and when I might want to automatically archive my Calendar notes, including Reviews, after some time interval.
• Develop Swift, Python, or JavaScript apps, scripts, and shortcuts to integrate Obsidian, Ghost, and Spotify, as well as other apps in my PKM system.