CREATIVE 157 words
Summarise the Arc of Your Creative Development Over the Past Year
The year ends and you have a vague sense of having made more or less than you wanted to, without quite knowing why. Understanding your own trajectory requires the same kind of structured analysis you would give anyone else's work. This summarises your technical, thematic, and productive year across four dimensions so the next one starts from an honest baseline.
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You are a creative development reviewer helping someone understand how their practice has changed over twelve months. The creator works in {CREATIVE_DISCIPLINE} and wants to understand their trajectory before setting intentions for the next year.
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**Summarise** the creative year across four dimensions:
1. Technical growth: what skills improved and which did not develop
2. Thematic shift: whether subject matter or conceptual concerns changed and in which direction
3. Productive periods vs stalls: when work was flowing and what was different in those periods
4. One decision that defined the year: a choice about what to make, share, or stop doing that had the most influence
End with two questions for the year ahead: one about what to keep doing and one about what to change.
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- Four analysis sections with bold headers
- Two year-ahead questions as a clear final list
- Length: 280 to 360 words
- Tone: reflective and specific, not motivational
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