Count Slips and Write What Went Well

Create a reflective review page with slips, good things, and calendar cues.

Introduction

30 Second Summary

A dated plan has slipped when its date passes before the task is done. A look-back records that missed date beside everything else that happened during the week.

In this project, you will add a Look-Back section to your Practice Page, the one page where this series lives. The section records today's dated plans beside what went well before calendar cues bring you back for future reviews.

What You'll Build

When you finish, one page shows today's count in context while your calendar displays five cues through the Keep-or-Stop review.

By the end of this project, you'll have:

A first Slipped Count shown beside the total number of dated items from the last seven days. Every slipped occurrence will have a destination.
A complete Evening entry where you can show three good things with one reason for each. Your page will also describe the week as calm, busy, or overrun without turning that word into a score.
Five calendar cues that bring you back for the weekly, evening, monthly, every-three-months, and Keep-or-Stop reviews. The final review date will be 66 days from today.
Secret Mission: Show how the same item can count as a new slip when its replacement date also passes.

What do I need to start?

You need a Windows device with Windows Notepad and Microsoft Edge. You also need a Microsoft account for Outlook.com Calendar.

Account setup is included, so you can start here even if this is your first project in the series.

Before We Start

Today’s count comes from memory. That includes dated plans that feel embarrassing to admit.

The result describes the last seven days. It carries no grade.

Before counting, you need one reliable place to write. You also need a way to set future reminders.

This step checks Windows Notepad, Microsoft Edge, Outlook.com Calendar, plus Microsoft account access. You will also choose practice-page.txt as your Practice Page.

In this step, get ready to:

Confirm that both Windows apps open.
Check access to Outlook.com Calendar.
Create your commitment sentence in practice-page.txt.

Check your Windows apps

Windows Notepad holds your Practice Page. Microsoft Edge gives you access to the calendar you will use later.

Press the Windows key to open Windows Search.
Type Notepad into the search box.
Select Notepad from the results.

You should see an editable Notepad page. This confirms that your writing app is available.

Press the Windows key again.
Type Microsoft Edge into the search box.
Select Microsoft Edge from the results.

You should see a browser window with an address bar. Your two Windows apps are ready for the rest of the project.

Windows Notepad or Microsoft Edge Missing?

Restart Windows to clear a temporary launch problem.
Search for the missing app again after Windows restarts.

If the app still does not appear, help me check why this Windows app is missing.

Check your calendar access

Outlook.com Calendar holds the reminders you will create later. This check confirms whether your Microsoft account can reach it.

Switch back to Microsoft Edge from earlier.
Visit Outlook.com.
Choose the tab that matches what you see.

Account setup handles private sign-in details. Keep passwords plus verification codes on your screen.

✔️ I can access my account

Sign in with your Microsoft account if Outlook.com asks.
Select Calendar from the navigation pane.

You should see your calendar grid. This confirms that your account can create the reminders used later.

ⓧ I need a Microsoft account

Microsoft provides a free account option through Outlook.com.

Select Create free account on Outlook.com.
Follow the onscreen steps to choose your account details.
Complete any verification requested during setup.
Return to Outlook.com in Microsoft Edge.
Sign in with your new Microsoft account.
Select Calendar from the navigation pane.

You should see your calendar grid after setup finishes.

ⓧ I cannot sign in

Open the official Microsoft account help page.
Use the sign-in help provided on that page.
Return to Outlook.com after resolving the account issue.
Select Calendar from the navigation pane.

You should see your calendar grid once account access is restored.

Still Unable to Reach Calendar?

Make sure you are signing in with a personal Microsoft account for Outlook.com. A work or school account can open a different version of Outlook.

If access still fails, help me troubleshoot my Outlook.com Calendar sign-in.

Choose your Practice Page

A Practice Page is the single text file where this series lives. For this project, its file name is practice-page.txt.

Switch back to Notepad from earlier.
Choose the tab that matches your starting point.

Use My Existing Practice Page

Use this path when you already have a Practice Page from another project in the series.

Select File from the Notepad menu.
Select Open.
Choose your existing Practice Page.
Select File again.
Select Save As.
Choose your Desktop as the save location.
Enter practice-page.txt as the file name.
Press Enter to save the file.

Create practice-page.txt

Use this path when this is your first project in the series.

Keep the blank Notepad page open.
Select File from the Notepad menu.
Select Save As.
Choose your Desktop as the save location.
Enter practice-page.txt as the file name.
Press Enter to save the file.

Your Practice Page now has a dependable home. The first sentence gives the page a personal reason to exist.

What Are You Committing To?

Today’s count uses memory only. Include the dated items that feel embarrassing to acknowledge.

The finished count describes what you remember from the last seven days. It carries no grade.

Commit to counting dated items from memory today.
Include embarrassing items in that commitment.
Treat the result as a description with no grade.
Write one sentence at the top of practice-page.txt. Name the file as your Practice Page. Explain why you want a record of what happened to dated plans.
Save practice-page.txt by pressing Ctrl+S.

Before you check, what should you see when the saved file opens again?

Close Notepad.
Press the Windows key.
Type practice-page.txt into Windows Search.
Select practice-page.txt from the results.

You should see one saved sentence naming your Practice Page. The same sentence should explain why you want a record of what happened to dated plans.

Sentence Missing After Reopening?

Check that the open file is named practice-page.txt.
Return to the copy saved on your Desktop.
Write the sentence again if that copy is empty.
Press Ctrl+S before closing Notepad.

If the sentence still disappears, help me find the saved Notepad file.

Your tools are checked. Your Practice Page now records why this look-back matters to you. Next, you will add the four-part Look-Back layout.

Add the Look-Back Layout

This look-back practice has four cadences. Keeping them on one Practice Page gives the weekly, evening, monthly, and every-three-months parts one visible home.

In this step, you will add the full Look-Back layout in Windows Notepad. You will leave blank spaces for your first weekly measurement.

In this step, get ready to:

Return to practice-page.txt in Windows Notepad.
Add one LOOK-BACK section with four cadence headings.
Reserve the Weekly spaces for dated items, slip decisions, and the first measurement.

Return to your Practice Page

Your opening sentence records why this Practice Page matters to you. The Look-Back section belongs directly below it.

Switch back to Windows Notepad from your earlier access check.
Select practice-page.txt in the document window.
Find your personal opening sentence at the top of the file.

Your opening sentence stays at the top. The new layout begins beneath it.

Set up the measurement frame

The Weekly area separates dated items from slip decisions. Its Slipped Count line places the number of slips beside the total number of dated items.

What does the Evening entry draw from?

The Evening entry uses a studied writing task. You write three good things with one reason for each.

Findings from related positive-writing tasks are mixed. Those findings do not test this complete practice.

The practice does not make items slip less by itself. It does not choose what matters to you.

This practice is not a treatment for low mood. Talk to someone qualified if you need support.

Place the cursor on a new line below your opening sentence.
Fill the new area by pasting the layout below:

LOOK-BACK

WEEKLY

Dated items:

Slip decisions:

Slipped count: __, of __ dated items
The week felt: __

The measurement is the Slipped Count at the first look-back. The dated-items total gives the week context. The week's word is not a score. There is no line for time saved.

EVENING

MONTHLY

EVERY THREE MONTHS

How does this layout work?

The LOOK-BACK heading marks the beginning of the complete practice.
The WEEKLY area holds dated items, slip decisions, and the first measurement.
The remaining headings reserve visible places for the other three cadences.
The measurement note keeps the count descriptive. It prevents the week's word from becoming a score.

Save practice-page.txt by pressing Ctrl+S.
Scan the file for all four cadence headings.

You should see WEEKLY, EVENING, MONTHLY, and EVERY THREE MONTHS inside one LOOK-BACK section.

Did the opening sentence disappear?

Use Notepad's undo control if the opening sentence disappeared.
Place the cursor after the restored sentence before pasting the layout again.
Help me restore my opening sentence without removing the Look-Back layout.

Use the comparison tabs to check the complete layout in practice-page.txt.

✔️ Awesome, I've got everything!

Your opening sentence remains at the top. The complete Look-Back layout follows it.

ⓧ I'd like to double check the full code

[[OPENING_SENTENCE="your opening sentence from Step 0"]]

LOOK-BACK

WEEKLY

Dated items:

Slip decisions:

Slipped count: __, of __ dated items
The week felt: __

The measurement is the Slipped Count at the first look-back. The dated-items total gives the week context. The week's word is not a score. There is no line for time saved.

EVENING

MONTHLY

EVERY THREE MONTHS

How to use the reference

The first line represents the personal sentence already in your file. Every line beneath it matches the complete Look-Back layout for this step.

Verify the four headings

Before you check, can you name all four headings you expect to find inside LOOK-BACK?

Trace the section from LOOK-BACK through EVERY THREE MONTHS.
Inspect the WEEKLY area for a space to list dated items.
Inspect the WEEKLY area for a space to record slip decisions.
Read the blank Slipped count: __, of __ dated items line.
Read the blank The week felt: __ line.
Read the complete measurement note beneath those lines.

You should see one LOOK-BACK section containing WEEKLY, EVENING, MONTHLY, and EVERY THREE MONTHS.

The Weekly area should reserve separate spaces for dated items and slip decisions.

You should also see both blank measurement lines and the complete note.

That is the frame in place. Your four cadences now share one visible home. Next, you will write the Keep-or-Stop Sentence for your future review.

Write Your Keep-or-Stop Sentence

Your Practice Page in Windows Notepad now gives the weekly, evening, monthly, and every-three-months parts one visible home.

A future decision prevents the practice from continuing forever through inertia. It also protects the practice from ending after one uncomfortable count.

Your Keep-or-Stop Sentence sets those conditions before you take today's first count. You will review them on December 8, 2026.

In this step, get ready to:

Add the KEEP OR STOP section for the fixed review date.
Rewrite the decision tests in your own words.
Verify that all four parts have a future condition.

Add the review date

The review date gives your future decision a fixed place in time. For this practice, the review falls 66 days from today.

In practice-page.txt from earlier, place your cursor after the measurement note that ends with There is no line for time saved..
Add a blank line plus the section details by typing the text below:

KEEP OR STOP
Review date: December 8, 2026

Why Set the Date First?

The date anchors every condition to one future review. Writing it before today's count keeps that first result from deciding the rules.

Save your changes in the open Windows Notepad window.
Check that KEEP OR STOP appears below the complete measurement note.
Confirm that the next line shows December 8, 2026.

That first gap is closed because your page now shows a fixed review point.

Heading or Date in the Wrong Place?

Move the section below the complete measurement note if it appears inside the note.
Check the date carefully if it differs from December 8, 2026.

Help me place the Keep-or-Stop section correctly in my Practice Page.

Rewrite the decision tests

Each condition gives one part of the practice a future decision. Today's count cannot settle the weekly condition because a look-back after today must test it.

Use the template below as a checklist for your rewrite:

On my review date: I keep the weekly
look-back if a look-back after today
found a slipped item I had not already
noticed. If none did, I stop it. I keep
the evening entry if I still want to
write it. I keep the monthly question if
I answered it each time. I judge the
three-monthly question at my next review.
This is what I prefer, not proof.

What Must Your Sentence Decide?

The weekly condition keeps the look-back when a later look-back finds a slipped item you had not already noticed.
The weekly stop condition applies when no later look-back finds one.
The evening condition depends on whether you still want to write the entry.
The monthly condition keeps the question when you answered it each time.
The every-three-months condition waits for your next review.
The ending treats your choice as preference instead of proof.

In practice-page.txt, place your cursor below Review date: December 8, 2026.
Rewrite the template in your own words while preserving every decision test.

You should now see a personal sentence beneath the review date. The earlier Look-Back layout should remain unchanged.

Save your updated practice-page.txt in the open Windows Notepad window.

Before you read it aloud, do you think every part now has a clear condition for the future?

Read your complete Keep-or-Stop Sentence aloud.

You should hear a separate future condition for each of the four parts. The ending should frame the choice as preference instead of proof.

✔️ My Sentence Covers Every Test

Your sentence is ready if every condition is present in your own words. Keep the page open for today's first count.

ⓧ I'd Like to Double Check

Check that the review date is December 8, 2026.
Check that a later unnoticed slip keeps the weekly look-back.
Check that no later unnoticed slip stops the weekly look-back.
Check that the evening entry depends on whether you still want to write it.
Check that the monthly question depends on answering it each time.
Check that the every-three-months question waits for the next review.
Check that the final thought treats the choice as preference instead of proof.

Does One Condition Feel Vague?

Split a long sentence into shorter sentences if the conditions are difficult to follow.
Restore any missing condition by comparing your version with the template above.

Help me check whether my Keep-or-Stop Sentence preserves every decision test.

You have fixed the future decision before today's first count can influence it.

Your review rule is ready. Next, you will count the dated items and slips you remember from the last seven days.

Count Today's Slips

Your Keep-or-Stop Sentence is ready for the review date. Today's entry gives that future review a clear starting record.

The Slipped Count records missed dated commitments from today’s memory. The total number of dated items gives the count context because a quiet week can look different from a week with many commitments.

In this step, get ready to:

Build a memory-only list of dated items from the last seven days.
Mark every slipped occurrence. Give each occurrence one decision.
Record the Slipped Count beside the dated-item total. Choose the week’s word.

Build the seven-day list from memory

A dated item is anything that had a date during the last seven days. Completed items belong in the list because the final total describes the full week.

Why use memory only?

This first list captures what you remember today. Memory has limits, so the list may be incomplete.

Later reviews can use written sources. Today’s memory-only boundary keeps this first measurement consistent.

Switch back to practice-page.txt in Windows Notepad.
Find WEEKLY inside LOOK-BACK.
Write one line for every item you remember that had a date in the last seven days.
Include every completed item.
Include every item moved before its date arrived.
Include every item that remained undone after its date passed.
Include any embarrassing item that fits the same dated-item rule.
Keep the list memory-only without checking a calendar, list, email, or assistant.

You now have the memory-based set for today’s count. Honest inclusion gives every remembered dated item the same treatment.

Apply the slip rule and choose decisions

A dated occurrence slipped when its date passed while the item remained undone. A move completed before the date arrived stays unmarked.

What counts as another slip?

A replacement date creates a new dated occurrence. If that date also passed while the item remained undone, mark another slip.

The Slipped Count measures occurrences. One item can therefore contribute another slip after a later replacement date passes.

Review each listed item against the date that applied to that occurrence.
Mark every occurrence whose date passed while the item remained undone.

You should now see a clear mark beside every remembered occurrence that slipped.

Check that items moved before their dates have no slip mark.
Mark another slip when a replacement date also passed while the item remained undone.

Your marks now separate timely moves from dates that passed with the item unfinished.

What are the three decisions?

A new date keeps the item active with a specific calendar date.
A drop closes the item without another date.
A handover applies when another person agreed to do the item by a specific date.

Give every marked slipped occurrence exactly one decision.
Record a specific new date when you choose to continue an item.
Write dropped when you choose to close an item.
Record the person’s agreement when you choose a handover.
Add the agreed date to every handover.
Check that no marked slip remains without a decision.

That is the difficult part complete. Every remembered slip now has a destination instead of sitting unresolved on the page.

Complete the count and week word

The dated-item total is the denominator for this first measurement. The week’s word describes the week while scores stay off the page.

Count every dated-item line in the seven-day list as Y.
Count every marked slipped occurrence as X.

You now have the two numbers needed for the completed measurement line.

Find Slipped count: X, of Y dated items under WEEKLY.
Replace X with the number of marked slipped occurrences.
Replace Y with the total number of dated items.
Find the line beginning The week felt:.
Complete the line with exactly calm, busy, or overrun.
Keep the existing measurement note beneath the entry.
Save your changes in practice-page.txt.

Before you check the finished entry, do you expect every marked slip to have one clear destination?

Read the completed Slipped count: X, of Y dated items line with your numbers in place.
Compare the recorded slip number with the marked slipped occurrences.
Compare the recorded dated-item total with the lines in your seven-day list.
Point to one decision beside every marked slip.
Confirm that The week felt: ends with exactly one permitted word.
Scroll until only the completed count line and week-word line are visible for your checkpoint.

You should see one completed weekly record with a memory-based Slipped Count, its dated-item context, a destination for every slip, and one descriptive week word. The result stays a record while time-saved claims remain off the page.

Unsure whether an item slipped?

Use the date that applied to the occurrence you are reviewing. A completed move before that date means the occurrence stayed on time.

Use another slip mark when a replacement date also passed with the item still undone.

Test the rule without sharing private details by using a fictional item. Help me test the slip rule with a fictional example.

Your first weekly record now shows what slipped within the full set of remembered dated items. Next up, you’ll balance that record with three good things from one evening.

Record Three Good Things

Your WEEKLY section now captures what slipped during the last seven days. Each slipped occurrence has a clear destination.

An Evening entry adds what went well during the day. A Why: line records one reason each good thing happened without turning the entry into a score.

In this step, get ready to:

Choose today or yesterday for the Evening entry.
Record three distinct good things with one reason for each.
Mark both longer-horizon sections as not yet.

Choose the entry date

The date connects each Evening entry to a specific day. Use today when you write in the evening. Use yesterday when the evening has not arrived yet.

Switch back to practice-page.txt in Windows Notepad from earlier.
Find the EVENING heading inside LOOK-BACK.
Write today's date beside EVENING if it is evening.
Write yesterday's date beside EVENING if it is earlier in the day.

You should now see one date beside the EVENING heading.

Record three good things

Each good thing gets its own numbered entry. Its Why: line captures one reason you can recognise later.

Write the first good thing beneath the date as entry 1.
Write Why: beneath entry 1 with one reason it happened.

You should see one numbered good thing with one reason directly beneath it.

What Belongs on a Why Line?

Use a specific choice or condition that helped the good thing happen. The reason only needs to explain that one entry.

Write a different good thing as entry 2.
Write Why: beneath entry 2 with one reason it happened.

You should now see two distinct entries. Each entry should have its own reason.

Write a third distinct good thing as entry 3.
Write Why: beneath entry 3 with one reason it happened.

You should now see three numbered entries. Each good thing should have one Why: line beneath it.

Review the three good things for distinctness.
Delete any rating or score from the EVENING entry.

You have completed the reflective part: your Evening entry now preserves three distinct positives with a reason beneath each one.

Mark the longer horizons as not yet

The monthly question belongs to a future reminder. The every-three-months question does too.

Find the existing MONTHLY heading.
Find the existing EVERY THREE MONTHS heading.
Replace those two headings with MONTHLY and EVERY THREE MONTHS: not yet..
Save practice-page.txt using the same save method from earlier.

Before the final check, what should appear beneath the Evening date?

Confirm that the EVENING date follows the today-or-yesterday rule.
Confirm that the section contains exactly three distinct good things.
Confirm that every good thing has one Why: line beneath it.
Confirm that the page says MONTHLY and EVERY THREE MONTHS: not yet..
Confirm that the completed WEEKLY measurement remains unchanged.
Confirm that the Keep-or-Stop Sentence remains unchanged.

You should see a dated EVENING entry with three good things. Each one has a reason beneath it. The longer-horizon section should show the single not yet line.

Is the Evening Entry Incomplete?

Check that the date is today only when you are writing in the evening.
Check that each numbered item has its own Why: line.
Remove any points or ratings from the entry.

Ask for help if the structure still looks wrong: Help me check my Evening entry structure without changing my personal details.

Your Practice Page now holds a fuller record of the week. Next, you will add calendar cues for every cadence.

Set Every Reminder

Your Practice Page in Windows Notepad now holds a completed first Look-Back. It also holds your personal Keep-or-Stop Sentence.

Those entries can fade from view without fixed cues. This step gives every part of the practice a date.

You will use Outlook.com Calendar to schedule five reminders. You will manage them in Microsoft Edge.

In this step, get ready to:

Schedule two repeating cues.
Create three one-time reminders.
Check all five event details.

Create the repeating cues

The weekly event starts each future look-back. The daily event makes room for the Evening entry after your work is done.

Signing in connects the calendar account you checked earlier. Your calendar entries stay with that account.

Switch back to Microsoft Edge.
Open Outlook.com Calendar.
Use the Outlook.com account creation path from earlier if you still need an account.
Sign in with your Outlook.com account.
Select Calendar from the left margin.

You should see your calendar grid. This confirms that you are signed in to the account that will hold the five cues.

What Belongs in the Repeating Events?

The Weekly Look-Back description defines a slip. An item slipped when its date passed while it was undone.

Moving an item before its date is not a slip. A replacement date that passes creates another slip.

Give each slip one decision.
A new date is one decision.
Dropping the item is one decision.
A handover counts when another person agrees to do the item by a date.

The Evening Three description asks for three good things. It also asks why each happened.

Select New Event.
Enter Weekly Look-Back as the title.
Choose your weekly day.
Choose your weekly hour.
Select Recurring.
Choose the weekly recurrence interval.
Enter the weekly slip rules from the callout in the event description.
Select Save.

Your first recurring cue is set. Each future weekly review now carries the same slip definition.

Select New Event.
Enter Evening Three as the title.
Choose the next suitable date.
Choose a time after your work is done.
Select Recurring.
Choose the daily recurrence interval.
Enter the Evening prompt from the callout in the event description.
Select Save.

You should now see Evening Three on each day. Its time should sit after your work is done.

Create the one-time reminders

The remaining questions use one-time events because each belongs to a specific future date. Their descriptions preserve the complete prompts for that date.

Select New Event.
Enter Monthly Question as the title.
Set the date to November 3, 2026.
Choose a reminder time that you can keep free.
Enter Did I spend time this month on the things that matter most to me? in the event description.
Add If no, write one change. beneath the question.
Select Save.

You should see Monthly Question on November 3, 2026.

Select New Event.
Enter Every Three Months Question as the title.
Set the date to January 3, 2027.
Choose a reminder time that you can keep free.
Enter Are these still the things I want? in the event description.
Add If no, write what changed. beneath the question.
Select Save.

You should see Every Three Months Question on January 3, 2027.

The final event needs your complete personal sentence from the Practice Page. Copying it preserves the tests you chose before taking your first count.

Switch back to Windows Notepad.
Copy your complete Keep-or-Stop Sentence for December 8, 2026.

Your copied sentence should cover weekly look-backs. It should also cover evening entries, monthly questions, every-three-months questions, and preference instead of proof.

Switch back to Microsoft Edge.
Select New Event.
Enter Keep-or-Stop Review as the title.
Set the date to December 8, 2026.
Choose a reminder time that you can keep free.
Paste your complete Keep-or-Stop Sentence into the event description.
Select Save.

You should see Keep-or-Stop Review on December 8, 2026.

Verify all five cues

A final comparison catches a missing prompt or an incorrect repeat rule. Each event should now match one part of the Practice Page.

Before you inspect the calendar, how many repeating cues do you expect to find among the five events?

Select each of the five saved events in Outlook.com Calendar.
Compare each open event with the checklist below.
Return to the calendar grid after checking the final event.

What Should I See?

The Weekly Look-Back event repeats every week at your chosen day and hour.
Its description defines a slip as an item whose date passed while it was undone.
Its description says that moving an item before its date is not a slip.
Its description says that a replacement date that passes creates another slip.
Its description gives every slip a new date, a drop, or an agreed handover with a date.
The Evening Three event repeats daily after your work is done.
Its description prompts you to write three good things with one reason for each.
The Monthly Question event appears once on November 3, 2026.
Its description contains the full monthly question with one change if your answer is no.
The Every Three Months Question event appears once on January 3, 2027.
Its description contains the full three-monthly question with what changed if your answer is no.
The Keep-or-Stop Review event appears once on December 8, 2026.
Its description contains your complete personal Keep-or-Stop Sentence.

Is a Cue Missing or Repeating Incorrectly?

Recreate a missing cue with its exact title and date.
Select Edit on an event with the wrong recurrence.
Correct its recurrence setting.
Select Save.

Help me check my five Outlook.com Calendar reminders.

You have closed the memory gap. All five cues now cover every cadence through your December 8, 2026 review.

Secret mission

Count the Same Item Twice

Track one commitment across two weekly windows. You will count it again when its replacement date also passes while it remains undone.

Clean Up Your Resources

No paid resource is required for this project. Decide whether to keep the practice active, pause its calendar cues, or remove everything.

Resources you used:

The practice-page.txt Practice Page in Windows Notepad.
The repeating Weekly Look-Back event in Outlook.com Calendar.
The repeating Evening Three event.
The one-time Monthly Question event on November 3, 2026.
The one-time Keep-or-Stop Review event on December 8, 2026.
The one-time Every Three Months Question event on January 3, 2027.

Keep everything running

No action needed. Choose this if you want to continue the practice through your Keep-or-Stop Review.

Keep practice-page.txt as your record of weekly slips plus good things.
Leave all five Outlook.com Calendar cues unchanged.
Follow each cue until the Keep-or-Stop Review on December 8, 2026.

Pause - I'll come back to this later

Pausing removes the future calendar cues while preserving your Practice Page. Your written history remains available when you want to restart.

Removing the cues can feel final, but practice-page.txt keeps the complete prompts needed to recreate them.

Keep practice-page.txt unchanged on your Windows device.
Return to Outlook.com Calendar.
Remove the complete recurring series for Weekly Look-Back using the event's delete option.
Remove the complete recurring series for Evening Three using the event's delete option.
Remove the one-time Monthly Question event using its delete option.
Remove the one-time Keep-or-Stop Review event using its delete option.
Remove the one-time Every Three Months Question event using its delete option.

You should have no future Look-Back cues in Outlook.com Calendar. Your Practice Page still holds the complete practice history.

Delete - I don't want to use this again

Deleting these resources removes the calendar cues plus your written record. Make sure you no longer need the Practice Page before continuing.

Return to Outlook.com Calendar.
Remove the complete recurring series for Weekly Look-Back using the event's delete option.
Remove the complete recurring series for Evening Three using the event's delete option.
Remove the one-time Monthly Question event using its delete option.
Remove the one-time Keep-or-Stop Review event using its delete option.
Remove the one-time Every Three Months Question event using its delete option.

All five calendar cues are now removed. The remaining resource is your local Practice Page.

Switch back to practice-page.txt in Notepad.
Close Notepad.
Press the Windows key to open search.
Use Windows search to start File Explorer.
Search for practice-page.txt.
Select the matching file.
Use File Explorer's permanent delete option to remove the selected file.
Search for practice-page.txt again.

You should see no matching file. Your Practice Page plus every calendar cue are now removed.

Nice Work!

You did it! Your Practice Page now holds an honest record of what happened to your dated plans. Five Outlook.com Calendar cues carry every part of the practice through your Keep-or-Stop Review.

You've learned how to:

Create a memory-based Slipped Count for the last seven days. Place it beside the dated-item total to give the count context.
Apply commitment triage to every slip. Each one now has a new date, a drop, or an agreed handover with a date.
Build a reflection cadence with a dated Evening entry plus five calendar cues. Your personal Keep-or-Stop Sentence sets the future decision point.
Secret Mission: Demonstrated that the same item creates a new slip when its replacement date also passes.

Ready to quiz yourself?