Review 2026 so far
Make sense of your year, save what matters, and choose what comes next.
Reviewed through October 20, 2026. Come back in January to finish the year.
Example
January 1 to October 20
“I saw friends less often when work became unpredictable.”
Moments
Six short stages in all. Answer a few questions or all of them, and stop wherever you like.
Stages 1–3: Remember, Acknowledge, Notice
A few moments from 2026, what took effort, and what gave you energy or kept taking it.
Stages 4–5: Choose, Carry forward
What to keep, change, protect or let go of, and one small thing to make room for next.
Stage 6
A one-page summary to print or save, and, if you like, your choices carried into a 2027 plan.
Answer in your own words. Every question can be skipped.
2026 so far
January 1 – October 20
Stage 1 of 6 · Remember
Big or ordinary, happy or hard. A few is plenty. If you're stuck, scroll back through your own calendar or photos; nothing you look at leaves your device.
Stage 2 of 6 · Acknowledge
Keeping something going counts. So does getting through a stretch you'd rather not repeat.
The circumstances count. You don't have to explain or fix anything here.
Keeping a friendship, a routine or a home running is an achievement too.
Stage 3 of 6 · Notice
Your own words are enough. A pattern is easier to trust with one real example behind it.
Something that happened, rather than a verdict on yourself.
Stage 4 of 6 · Choose
Answer any of the four, or none. Letting something go is a choice, not a failure.
If one still sits on a list somewhere, you can decide what happens to it.
Stage 5 of 6 · Carry forward
Small enough to start in an ordinary week. Not planning yet is a fine answer too.
“After dinner on Tuesday, I will read for 15 minutes” is easier to start than “read more”.
Stage 6 of 6 · Keep your review
Change anything that doesn't sound like you. Then save it, print it, or take some of it into your plan.
It sits at the top of your summary. Leave it empty if nothing fits yet.
Your summary
Nothing written yet, and that's fine. You can go back to any stage, or print the blank worksheet and fill it in by hand.
Print a blank worksheetMade in your browser. Load the backup here later, on any device, to change your answers.
Pick the answers to take into the 2027 planner. You'll see each one there before it goes in.
Answer “Choose” or “Carry forward” first, and those answers can go into your plan.
Shorten the answers marked in red to fit the planner.
They travel inside this browser tab, not through HourLife.
That's your 2026, in your own words.
A year review doesn't have to grade you. It is a chance to remember what happened, notice what it taught you, and choose a little of what comes next.
These are the questions the review asks, so you can answer them anywhere: on paper, on a walk, or with a friend.
Which moments from 2026 do you want to remember?
Big or ordinary, happy or hard. A few is plenty. If you're stuck, scroll back through your own calendar or photos; nothing you look at leaves your device.
What took effort this year, even if nobody noticed?
Keeping something going counts. So does getting through a stretch you'd rather not repeat.
What gave you energy, and what kept taking more than you wanted?
Your own words are enough. A pattern is easier to trust with one real example behind it.
What would you like to keep, change, protect or let go of?
Answer any of the four, or none. Letting something go is a choice, not a failure.
What is one small thing you want to make room for next?
Small enough to start in an ordinary week. Not planning yet is a fine answer too.
Does this feel like your year?
Change anything that doesn't sound like you. Then save it, print it, or take some of it into your plan.
If 2026 was a hard year, that is reason enough to review it gently. Getting through it counts. You don't have to be grateful for anything or turn it into a lesson.
Jordan is made up, but the shape is common: something noticed, then one small, specific change.
“I saw friends less often when work became unpredictable.”
On the first Sunday, invite a friend for the following Saturday.
At the end of January, decide whether this rhythm fits.
Jordan didn't resolve to “be a better friend”. They noticed what got in the way, kept what already worked, and chose a step small enough for an ordinary week, with a date to check whether it fits.
A copy saved on this device lives in this browser's storage. It isn't synced anywhere, and clearing your browsing data or using a private window can remove it, so download a backup if you want to keep the review.
Yes. There is no account, no email and nothing to install. Answer the questions here, or print the blank worksheet and write by hand.
Nowhere unless you choose. They stay on this page while it is open. If you tick Save on this device, this browser keeps a copy on this device only. Nothing you type is sent to HourLife, and none of it goes into our analytics, the page address or our logs.
Print it, or choose Save as PDF in the print dialog. You can also download it as a Markdown text file, or as a backup file that you can load back into this page later, on any device.
Yes. Until December 31 the review covers 2026 so far and says the date it runs to. Come back in January to finish it: a saved copy or a backup file picks up where you left off.
No. You can skip any question or a whole stage, and a short review is still a review. If you would rather not write anything today, print the worksheet for later.
At the end you can pick which answers to take into the 2027 planner. You see each one first and can edit it, and nothing replaces an answer already in your plan unless you say so.
No. In the app, Compass has its own yearly review and Highlights gathers a recap of the year by month from what you recorded. This page works for anyone, with no app and no history.
Some of its choices lean on research. None of these studies tested this review, so here is what each one supports, and what it does not.
Written by the HourLife team. Updated .
How long the review takes, how many questions it asks and whether to carry one thing or three are our own judgement, not findings. We'll change them if they don't work for the people who use it.
Turn what you chose here into one goal, the hours it needs each week and your first 13 weeks.
Plan 2027 In the HourLife appAlready use HourLife? Compass has weekly to yearly reviews inside the app, and carries what you choose from one to the next.
Read the guide In the HourLife appA December recap of the year by month, drawn from what you recorded in the app.
Read the guide