Coaching practices for 90 Day Life Check in

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  • I only ever take stock of my life around New Year’s, and by then the year I’m grading is already gone
  • We keep meaning to have one big sit-down to sort everything out, so it never happens
  • I only ever look at my money when something’s gone wrong
  • I’ve done the weekend-off thing and the week-off thing, but I just white-knuckle and count down till I can have it back
  • I check the apps on a loop all day, never sure when the next thing will appear, and it’s wearing me down

Practices that may help

  1. Run a quarterly life audit, not just an annual one
    Review all four quadrants of your life every 90 days while the feedback loop is still tight enough to correct.
    The Eisenhower Life Audit
  2. Keep check-ins short — consistency beats comprehensiveness
    A 20-minute check-in every week beats a 3-hour one every quarter.
    The Relationship Check-In: A Structured Practice for Staying Connected
  3. Hold a monthly budget date
    Dedicate one session each month to reviewing last month and funding next month.
    YNAB Budgeting, Made Practical
  4. Execute a full 30-day break from optional technologies
    Remove all optional technologies for exactly 30 days — not a "digital diet" but a complete break to reset your relationship with them.
    The Digital Declutter, Made Practical
  5. Build one social-media-free day per week into the cap framework
    A weekly no-social-media day resets the baseline and breaks the compulsive checking rhythm.
    The 2-Hour Social Media Cap
  6. The Relationship Check-In: A Structured Practice for Staying Connected
    A relationship check-in is a structured, scheduled conversation — usually weekly — where partners deliberately assess how they are doing as a couple: what’s working, what’s building up, and what each person needs. The practice is widely used in couples therapy and coaching, with a strong mechanistic rationale; direct RCT evidence for the structured check-in format specifically is limited.
  7. Use the wheel as a relationship check-in, not just a solo exercise
    Sharing your wheel with a partner, coach, or trusted friend turns a self-assessment into a conversation and a commitment.
    The Wheel of Life, Made Practical
  8. Designate specific times to check messages
    Check messaging apps and email at 2–3 fixed windows per day rather than continuously throughout the day.
    Notification Batching: Taking Back Control of Your Attention
  9. Use recurring landmarks as checkpoints
    Treat each Monday or first-of-month as a built-in moment to re-up the commitment.
    The Fresh Start Effect
  10. Scheduled, recurring check-ins
    Fix a standing time to report progress, not "whenever we get a chance."
    Accountability Partners

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