Lighting Talk: How Personal Retrospectives Help Me Enjoy Being Lazy
summary
Personal retrospectives claim to turn vague ambitions into measurable progress by forcing double‑loop learning and honest time tracking: weekly 15–20 minute retros and monthly/yearly reviews compare goals to logged hours so unknown tasks become visible (example: a coroutine exercise shows as 3–4 hours, not “a week”). Tools used are Trello for cards, a spreadsheet for time entries and GitLab markdown for notes. A small Android app (closed alpha on Play Store using Firebase app distribution) exists to replace the three‑tool workflow.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction and motivation
- 1:22Why do retrospectives matter
- 3:50Long-term goals and key activities
- 7:01Breaking goals into iterations
- 8:45Tracking progress and time
- 11:54Adjusting processes based on feedback
- 13:18How this makes me enjoy being lazy
- 15:24Building a tool for retrospectives
- 16:47Q&A: Long-term goals specificity
- 17:50Q&A: Managing multiple roles
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