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How to Rate Your Year — If You Dare

The only four questions you need to ask, according to a psychologist

Karen Nimmo
On The Couch
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4 min readDec 28, 2024

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It’s reflective time in therapy.

With a new year out front, it’s time to cast a (slightly) critical eye over how you used the past 12 months.

It’s time to ask if you’re content with your efforts and achievements? Or frustrated because nothing much has changed — you’re just another year older?

In coaching and therapy sessions I’ve tried a lot of life assessment tools. Some are insightful and helpful — but many are onerous, complex and take far too long to get to the point.

Sometimes you don’t want to labour the point; you just want your self-reflection straight — and over quickly.

So here are four stripped-down questions to check in on your year and maybe even tap what’s going on at the core of you.

“Time left 12 fresh months in your care. How many of them did you share with opportunity and dare…?” — from Victory by Herbert Kauffman.

How to Assess Your Year. If You Dare.

This is a short quiz. So there’s no need to write down your answers.

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Practical psychology for health and happiness. Owned/Edited by clinical psychologist and writer Karen Nimmo.

Karen Nimmo
Karen Nimmo

Written by Karen Nimmo

Clinical psychologist, author of 4 books. Editor of On the Couch: Practical psychology for health and happiness. karen@onthecouch.co.nz

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