Weekly Recap

Looking back over the years, I realize something important: I can’t pinpoint exact weeks or dates when I truly learned new lessons in life—whether from bad habits, mistakes, events, or circumstances that needed correction. Most lessons happened quietly, gradually, and often went undocumented.

At my workplace, we practice what we call corrective actions—a process where we reflect on incidents, identify root causes, and document actions taken to prevent the same mistake from happening again. It struck me one day: why don’t we apply this same discipline to life itself?

That thought led me to create a personal tool I now call Weekly Recap.

During my Golden Hour time each week, I sit down and reflect on the past seven days of my life—both personal and professional. I revisit everything: events, decisions, emotions, thoughts, reactions, successes, failures, pleasant moments, and uncomfortable ones. Nothing is too small. Nothing is ignored.

I then dissect these experiences to extract lessons:

• What did I learn?

• What can I improve?

• What should I avoid repeating?

• What worked well?

• What didn’t?

• How can I do better next week?

All of this goes into writing—kept in a special notebook dedicated solely to my Weekly Recap.

I’ve just started Weekly Recap No. 1, representing the first week of 2026. In just one week, I’ve already identified new insights I can act upon, along with unpleasant feelings caused by certain habits and mistakes—things I now consciously intend to improve in the coming weeks.

If I stay consistent, by the end of the year I’ll have 52 pages of documented life lessons—a personal archive of growth, covering both my personal life and professional journey.

In our modern life, so much happens so quickly that we forget most lessons unless they hit us hard. Minor mistakes, subtle emotions, small realizations—they fade away. Yet these are often the very things that shape us over time. There are 52 weeks in a year, and by the end of it, most of us won’t remember what truly happened in week 3, week 17, or week 42.

So why not write it down?

Think of this as a life lesson diary—but instead of daily journaling, it focuses only on one thing:

What can I learn and improve from the past seven days of my life?

To start, buy yourself a nice notebook—something you enjoy opening. On the first page, write:
“Weekly Recap 1.”

This is some of the things I jot down on my Weekly Recap 1:

• I should avoid this person because…

• I need to improve my sleep schedule next week.

• My car servicing is overdue—schedule it.

• I met someone impressive; I learned this from him.

• I felt frustrated because of this habit—work on it.

Try it—and witness the quiet power of small, weekly reflection. You may be surprised how much clarity, discipline, and growth a simple habit like this can bring into your life.