"[[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]]