{"id":2718,"date":"2023-09-18T00:29:35","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T23:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/?p=2718"},"modified":"2023-09-18T00:31:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T23:31:03","slug":"chequeo-anual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/en\/2023\/09\/18\/chequeo-anual\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual check-up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today it was time to take my car to the NCT (<em>National Car Test<\/em>), the Irish equivalent to the Spanish ITV (<em>Inspecci\u00f3n T\u00e9cnica de Veh\u00edculos<\/em>). The verdict was all OK except for one thing: the \"ball joints\" at the front right side, which are worn out and need to be replaced. I have to confess that I don't have the faintest idea about mechanics, let alone mechanics in English, so even if the dictionary tells me the Spanish term is \"r\u00f3tulas\", I'm still completely clueless\ud83d\ude00 Thankfully, the guys at the garage do know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyway, thinking about this today, I realized that I would also benefit from an annual check-up, and I\u00b4m not talking about the doctor, the dentist or the optometrist (though those would also be good); I mean evaluating my life at this point in time, how things are going for me, what I\u00b4m happy about and what I\u00b4m not, and what I would like to change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This can be done in many different ways; today, I\u00b4ve done it using a tool that\u00b4s both very simple and very powerful: <strong>the wheel of life<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u00b4s a graphical representation of our evaluation of the current moment in relation to different aspects of life. There are multiple versions with varying categories, scales, etc. The main idea is to choose the areas of life you consider most relevant, position them around a circle, score them individually, and then fill in the resulting \"cobweb\" to get a picture of the surface it covers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_20230917_222906.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"507\" data-attachment-id=\"2716\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/en\/img_20230917_222906\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_20230917_222906.jpg?fit=4000%2C3000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4000,3000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_20230917_222906\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_20230917_222906.jpg?fit=676%2C507&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_20230917_222906.jpg?resize=676%2C507&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Drawing of a &quot;wheel of life&quot; - eight segments representing different areas of life, and a graphical representation of a zero to ten score in each of them, creating a cobweb drawing\" class=\"wp-image-2716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_20230917_222906.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_20230917_222906.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_20230917_222906.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_20230917_222906.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_20230917_222906.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_20230917_222906.jpg?resize=16%2C12&amp;ssl=1 16w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_20230917_222906.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_20230917_222906.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_20230917_222906.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_20230917_222906.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_20230917_222906.jpg?resize=676%2C507&amp;ssl=1 676w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_20230917_222906.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_20230917_222906.jpg?w=1352&amp;ssl=1 1352w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this example, I\u00b4ve used a scale of zero to ten, positioning my eight chosen categories as radiuses of the wheel:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>House \/ home \/ family<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Health<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Friends<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Love \/ relationships<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Money<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hobbies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Personal growth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As you can see, it's a super simple exercise, very visual, but imagine how much can come out of it, as long as we're willing to be honest with ourselves and dig a bit deeper. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then, once we have that \"snapshot\" of the current situation, there are many ways to work with the information it reveals. Ideally, the different areas in our wheel would be more or less balanced so that we can \"roll\" smoothly and effortlessly. Where is my wheel \"limping\" the most? Is there any area that needs immediate attention? What can I do to align it better?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or, if nothing in particular stands out, but scores are generally low (or even if they're high, for there's always room for improvement), Where would I like to be in a year's time in each of these areas? And what could I start doing now in order to get me closer to that desired score? Once we have written a list of possible actions, it's better to prioritize them and start by focusing only on two or three; there will always be time to come back for more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What do you think of this annual check methodology? Were you already familiar with the wheel of life, in this format or a different one? What categories have I not mentioned that you consider important?<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hoy me ha tocado llevar el coche a la NCT (National Car Test), el equivalente irland\u00e9s a la ITV espa\u00f1ola (Inspecci\u00f3n T\u00e9cnica de Veh\u00edculos). Ha salido que estaba todo bien menos una cosa: los \u00abball joints\u00bb de alante a la derecha, que est\u00e1n muy gastados y hay que cambiarlos. Yo de mec\u00e1nica tengo que confesar &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/en\/2023\/09\/18\/chequeo-anual\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Annual check-up<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":3116429,"featured_media":2716,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"BinaryWords - Chequeo anual \/ Annual check-up","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Dibujando telara\u00f1as... \/ Drawing cobwebs...","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5106,96],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-coaching","category-diario-journal","fallback-thumbnail"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3DPtR-HQ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2814,"url":"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/en\/2023\/10\/23\/verdadero-o-falso\/","url_meta":{"origin":2718,"position":0},"title":"True or false?","author":"binarybea","date":"23\/10\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"El otro d\u00eda me pas\u00f3 una cosa muy curiosa: estaba en un curso de formaci\u00f3n, y pusieron una transparencia con una cita de Einstein que me pareci\u00f3 s\u00faper chula, as\u00ed que decid\u00ed publicarla en Instagram. 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