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• Accomplishment: Have I done anything noteworthy these last three months?
• Impact: Would I write a line in my resume about the work I have done over these three months? Would I value this specific work experience if I was hiring for my own company?
• Growth/Future alignment: Have I acquired valuable insights or skills? Are these skills aligned with my future goals?
• Challenge: Have there been days when I was thinking about a work problem in the shower so profoundly that I forgot if I used the soap or not?
• Community: Am I excited and happy to go to work every morning and see my teammates. Do I believe in the mission, vision, and leadership of this team or company?

"Anytime I score 40% or under, alarm bells go off. It's a sign that my job isn't meeting my metrics and that I need to stop and evaluate. Obviously, doing this is a bit uncomfortable, and that's half the point. It forces you to take a cold hard look at your career every quarter. It forces you to face the natural tendencies for complacency that may settle in."

Inspired by Apoorva Govind

How to waste your career, one comfortable year at a time