Weekly Check-In: Pilot A (Activity) & Pilot B (Study Skill)

💡 If you're trying out anything new this term, as we suggested in our New Term, New You? post, or just trying to review and balance the activities in your life and what you want to prioritise - the Weekly Check-In list below can really help cut through to what you like or don't. 

Copy/paste it into your Notes or Journal app to run through and sense-check where you are this week, or print the article if you like. Even if you just take the time to review the questions and acknowledge what you're thinking on a particular aspect, that lighter reflection can help you. 

 

Week: ________
Pilot A (activity): __________________
Pilot B (study skill): _______________

 

1) Quick Snapshot (2 mins)

I did Pilot A this week
☐ 0x ☐ 1x ☐ 2–3x ☐ 4+ x

I did Pilot B this week
☐ 0x ☐ 1x ☐ 2–3x ☐ 4+ x

Mood today: ☐ 😕 ☐ 😐 ☐ 🙂 ☐ 😄

2) Time & Place (truth check)

Pilot A

Total time: ____ mins / ____ sessions

Where/when it happened most: ______________________

 

Pilot B

Total time: ____ mins / ____ sessions

Where/when it happened most: ______________________

3) How Did It Go? (rate 1–5)

Pilot A

• Fun/interest: 1 2 3 4 5

• Felt doable: 1 2 3 4 5

• Energy after: 1 2 3 4 5 (1=drained, 5=energized)

Pilot B

• Helped me learn: 1 2 3 4 5

• Easy to start: 1 2 3 4 5

• Would use again: 1 2 3 4 5

4) Small Wins & Evidence

Pilot A wins (what went even a little right?):
• _________________________________________________
• _________________________________________________

 

Pilot B wins (signs it helped?):
• _________________________________________________
• _________________________________________________

Attach or note evidence (screenshots, grades, pages completed, minutes logged, etc.)

5) Roadblocks (be specific)

Pilot A blockers:
☐ Time ☐ Motivation ☐ Equipment ☐ People ☐ Weather ☐ Other: __________
Notes: _____________________________________________

 

Pilot B blockers:
☐ Time ☐ Distractions ☐ Too hard ☐ Didn’t fit subject ☐ Other: ________
Notes: _____________________________________________

6) Tweak Ideas (make tiny adjustments)

Pilot A – 1 tiny change for next week:
• Trigger (when/after what?): _______________________
• Make it easier by: ________________________________

 

Pilot B – 1 tiny change for next week:
• Subject/context: _________________________________
• Make it easier by: ________________________________

7) Keep / Adjust / Pause (choose one per pilot)

Pilot A: ☐ Keep as is ☐ Adjust ☐ Pause/replace
Why? ________________________________________________

Pilot B: ☐ Keep as is ☐ Adjust ☐ Pause/replace
Why? ________________________________________________

8) Next-Week Micro-Goals (clear + tiny)

Pilot A

• I will do it on (days/times): ____________________

• Success = ______________________________________ (e.g., “15 mins x 2”)

Pilot B

• I will use it for (subjects/times): ______________

• Success = ______________________________________ (e.g., “apply to 1 math set”)

9) Support & Accountability

I told (person/app) my plan

I set a reminder/trigger: ☐ phone ☐ sticky note ☐ calendar ☐ other

10) One-Line Reflection

This week I learned… _______________________________________________