End of Year Review: What Our Highs & Lows Taught Us In 2025

🦞 Join our Learn Like a Lobster Sprint: https://bit.ly/4oZzJ3F In this episode, Helen and Sarah do something they’ve made a tradition at Squiggly Careers: a year in review. This year they're sharing honest reflections using a simple but powerful framework: high–low learning. This chatty, behind-the-scenes episode is designed to help you reflect too. Whether you do this solo, with a learning buddy or as a team, the questions Helen and Sarah use can help you turn reflection into insight — and insight into action. Episode 520 🦞 Pre-order Learn Like A Lobster: 🇺🇸 PRH US - https://bit.ly/3KxTeBn 🇬🇧 Amazon UK - https://amzn.to/3KcRZaR ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 End of Year Review 02:51 High–low learning explained 03:59 Best day vs the worst day of the year 14:03 Experiments that worked (and didn’t) 28:06 Life outside of work: highs & lows 38:43 Highs you're anticipating & lows to avoid in 2026 46:20 Reflection questions you can use too 🎯 What You’ll Learn - How to use high–low learning to reflect on your year - Why experimentation matters (even when it doesn’t work) - How to spot recurring frustrations — and do something about them - Questions to help you close the year with clarity and intention For questions about Squiggly Careers or to share feedback, please email [email protected] More ways to learn about Squiggly Careers: 📩 Download our free career tools: https://www.amazingif.com/toolkit/ 🏃‍♀️ Join the Skills x AI Sprint: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNQl9gsac8BXnWe2qoGuHkLKwsygjP_Ma&si=l7kODG3JpopH0Irz 📮 Get Squiggly Careers in Action in your inbox: https://bit.ly/SquigglyCareersInAction 📚 Read our books: The Squiggly Career and You Coach You: https://www.amazingif.com/books/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices