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Year in review thread template
The end of the year is the easiest time to post something personal and still be useful. This template covers wins, misses and what's next in seven tweets.
The template
- 1
My [year] in review: [headline result in one line]. The wins, the misses and what I'm changing next year:
- 2
The numbers: - [Metric 1] - [Metric 2] - [Metric 3]
- 3
Biggest win: [what went right]. [Why it worked.]
- 4
Biggest miss: [what went wrong]. [What you'd do differently.]
- 5
Most underrated thing I did: [small habit or decision that paid off].
- 6
What I learned: [the one lesson that sums up the year].
- 7
Next year: [one to three specific goals]. Thanks for following along. What was your biggest win this year?
When to use it
- It's late December or early January and your followers are reflecting too.
- You run a business, project or side project and can share honest numbers.
- You want a post that reintroduces you to followers who joined during the year.
Why it works
The headline
One line that sums up the year gives the thread a frame. It doesn't have to be impressive, just honest.
The numbers
Specific numbers are what make year-end posts interesting. Share what you're comfortable with; even round numbers help.
Win and miss
One of each, with reasons. The miss is what makes the win believable.
The underrated thing
Small habits are the most copyable part of anyone's year, and often the most saved tweet.
Next year
Public goals give followers a reason to check back, and the question invites replies.
Examples
- Y
Your name@you1/7
My 2026 in review: quit my job, shipped 3 products, one of them pays my rent. The wins, the misses and what I'm changing next year:
- Y
Your name@you2/7
The numbers: - 3 products launched - $2,900 monthly revenue in December - 1 product shut down
- Y
Your name@you3/7
Biggest win: the invoicing tool. It worked because I built it for a problem I had every month, and I talked to 20 freelancers before writing code.
- Y
Your name@you4/7
Biggest miss: the habit tracker. I built it because I wanted to, not because anyone asked. Four months, 30 users, shut it down in October.
- Y
Your name@you5/7
Most underrated thing I did: a weekly build-in-public update every Friday. It's where most of my first customers came from.
- Y
Your name@you6/7
What I learned: talk to people before building. Every time I skipped it, I regretted it.
- Y
Your name@you7/7
Next year: get the invoicing tool to $5k a month and launch nothing new until it does. Thanks for following along. What was your biggest win this year?
- Y
Your name@you1/7
My 2026 in review: went from teaching at two studios to running my own small classes. The wins, the misses and what I'm changing next year:
- Y
Your name@you2/7
The numbers: - 312 classes taught - 48 regular students - 1 weekend retreat
- Y
Your name@you3/7
Biggest win: the Saturday morning class in the park. Free for the first month, then pay-what-you-can. It became the core of my community.
- Y
Your name@you4/7
Biggest miss: pricing the retreat too low. It sold out in a week and I barely broke even. Next one is priced for what it costs to run.
- Y
Your name@you5/7
Most underrated thing I did: sending a short email after every class with the sequence we did. Students practice at home now.
- Y
Your name@you6/7
What I learned: community comes before revenue. The paid classes filled because the free one did.
- Y
Your name@you7/7
Next year: a second weekly class and two retreats, priced properly. Thanks for following along. What was your biggest win this year?
Tips
- Write it in the last week of December and post in the first days of January, when people are reading reflections.
- Share the miss honestly. Year-end threads full of wins blur together.
- Pin it for January. New followers get your whole story in one post.
- Draft it early and schedule it so it goes out while you're on a break.
Go deeper: How to write a thread on X that people read to the end · How to build in public on X
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