Clementine’s Top 8 Schedule Questions to Reflect on Each Week

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related commonplace topics

• companionship

• resilience

• turning points

Scheduling and prioritizing tasks can be tough when I’m feeling stressed, down, or in pain. Chronic issues can make me sensitive to time in ways the people around me are not. Reflecting on weekly activities helps me to better understand where my power really centers and how I feel most capable acting. Compelling themes about the human condition—such as the need for companionship—are sure to emerge. I consider these weekly questions to inspire my creative endeavors:

1. How did my mood change throughout a day?

2. Why did I focus on some tasks over others?

3. How did I handle changes in my schedule?

4. Why did a task go uncompleted?

5. How did others help me each day?

6. How did this week reflect who I am?

7. How did I work toward my larger goals?

8. What are my wishes for next week?

Final Thoughts

These broader landscape questions take me beyond a basic self-care checklist. They speak to the narrative of my whole person, yet reflect on health and productivity. Sometimes, I even find ways to make tomorrow’s landscape better. I hope you will, too.