"[[The 12 Week Year]]" is a productivity book. The main sales pitch of the book is similar to what GCPGrey's "Themes" - that you should organize your life around 12 week "sprints" (to borrow an [[Agile]] term). To do quarterly [[Periodic Reviews]]. The method really leans into [[SMART Goals]] and recommends the use of [[Time Blocking]]. > [!quote] Discard annualized thinking - Brian P Moran This is basically a slice of the [[Antifragile Planning Method]]. ### Why 12 Weeks The idea is that **12 weeks is long enough to do something significant, but short enough to maintain a sense of urgency**. It also gives you a chance to start again relatively quickly if you end up crapping out on a set of goals. It shortens the horizon of your *predictions* when making plans, making your predictions about the future less likely to accumulate differences to the point where your plan no longer makes sense. This particular methodology suggests forming weekly [[KPIs]] to keep yourself accountable and motivated. It made me realized the practice of pairing leading & lagging indicators is good because [[Leading indicators measure strategy adherence and lagging indicators measure strategy effectiveness]]. ## Method From the guide. ### Aspirational Vision Do a dream boarding session. Think about the 5, 10, 15 year [[Six Horizons of Focus#5 - Purpose & Principles|horizons]]. Think about: - What you want to **have** - What you want to **do** - Who you want to **be** The goal here is to dream *big*. Make it something you *really want*. Don't feel hemmed in by where you are today. This is the long-term. ### 36-month Vision Back off from the long term and into the more mid-term [[Six Horizons of Focus#4 - Three-to-Five Year Goal]]. This should take into consideration more where you already are, and provide *realistic* targets. This is a refinement of the above that's a bit more specific. ### 12 Week Plan ![[IMG_1689.jpeg]] ### Weekly Plan ![[IMG_1690.jpeg]] Actually turn those bullets into checkboxes and that’s pretty much your weekly scorecard, too. ### [[Time Blocking]] The 12 Week Year dines out on the concept of Time Blocking. In particular they suggest 3 kind of time blocks: - [[Types of Time Blocks#Strategy Block]] - to work only tasks in the weekly plan - [[Types of Time Blocks#Buffer Block]] - to work only on admin stuff (e.g. email) - [[Types of Time Blocks#Breakout Block]] - to basically *not* work, sus. **** ### Source - [GCPGrey's Seasonal "Themes"](https://youtu.be/NVGuFdX5guE?si=1SX_DHnkSGHxSq-8) - [This dude's review of a book by the same name](https://youtu.be/6wQhRRWPqFE?si=Xol3m-ZiBBAiG9xg) - [[The 12 Week Year]] - [The official 12 Week Year training guide course materials](https://12weekyear.com/wp-content/uploads/ttt-Participant-Workbook.pdf) ### Related - [[Seasons Defined]] - [[30 Day Challenge]]