Write your quarterly self-review from what actually happened

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Build my private self-review for [quarter or exact dates, timezone] from [selected Git repositories or exports], [calendar records], [journal entries] and [goals set at the start]. Use only those sources. My role and responsibilities were [context]. Keep the main review to [two pages], with an evidence appendix.

Start with a coverage check: what you can read, the dates covered, excluded material and obvious gaps. Inspect Git history read-only. Group related commits and branches into actual work streams; do not count merge commits or duplicated changes as separate accomplishments. Distinguish my contribution from collaborators' work, and check supplied release or outcome evidence before calling something shipped, adopted or successful. Commit volume is activity, not a measure of impact.

Build a short timeline connecting work artifacts, calendar events and my own reflections. An event on the calendar does not prove I attended or that the work was completed. Keep my contemporaneous journal interpretation separate from observed results, and show conflicts or missing evidence rather than smoothing them into a success story. Include invisible work only where I provide evidence or context; do not infer that blank days were unproductive.

Organize the review into wins and what made them possible; misses, unfinished work and changed priorities; what gave or drained energy according to my notes; and lessons still worth testing. For every important claim, attach a dated source reference and distinguish an observed outcome, my interpretation and your inference. Compare with my original goals where available. Ask at most [three] focused questions if missing context would materially change the review.

Propose at most three next-quarter bets. Each needs a stated rationale, a small first step, an observable signal to review and a time or scope cap. Show what I would stop or defer to make room. Do not invent revenue, time savings, praise, performance ratings or causal explanations.

Return a private draft for me to correct, plus an evidence index that lets me verify each accomplishment without exposing unrelated journal details. Preserve the original source records. Create a shareable work version only if I ask, with personal reflections and confidential material removed. Do not post to an employer system or send it to anyone.

If I want this quarterly, confirm [review date, timezone and reminder destination] and verify the supported schedule. Keep the approved review and next bets in [private location] so the next quarter can compare with them; if persistent access is unavailable, provide a reusable source checklist and handoff note.

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