Available November 3, 2026

See your life clearly. Shape it intentionally.

A proven framework for reflecting on your past, understanding your present, and creating the future you actually want.

By Tiago Forte, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Building a Second Brain and The PARA Method

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Life in Perspective: The Art and Power of the Annual Life Review by Tiago Forte — book cover

“An elegant, heartfelt – yet fiercely effective – practice for planning a life you will love. Forte transformed the way I go about reflecting on my year.”

Ryder Carroll New York Times Bestselling Author of The Bullet Journal Method

“Awareness has a quiet way of changing everything. Life in Perspective offers a thoughtful process for cultivating awareness through reflection, curiosity, and intention. This is a book that will help you reconnect with what truly matters.”

Yung Pueblo #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Lighter
Pre-order bonuses

Pre-order the book. Get a head start on your year.

Pre-order Life in Perspective in any format, from any retailer, and start reading today. Buy copies for the people you’d love to do your review with, and we’ll give each of them a free seat in our live program, The Annual Review 2027.

Claim your bonuses by November 8, 2026

Tier 1$199 value
1 copy

Start before everyone else

  • Chapters 1 and 2, in your inbox the moment you claim
  • The Annual Review Virtual Summit recording, our online event on November 4 where 10 experts share how they reflect on their year and plan the next one
  • The Annual Review Compendium, a guide to the best ideas from leading thinkers, experts, entrepreneurs, and authors on how to take stock and design the year ahead
  • An invitation to our private Circle community, where you can connect with fellow reviewers from around the world
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Tier 2Up to $1,195 value
2 to 4 copies

Do your review together

  • Everything in Tier 1, plus…
  • An Essential seat in The Annual Review 2027 for every copy, up to 4 ($249 value each)
    That’s our live program where we guide you through the annual life review together, alongside a community of fellow readers
  • Keep one seat for yourself and bring your partner, friends, or colleagues along

Limited to the first 1,000 Essential seats.

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Tier 3$2,192 value
5+ copies

Go deeper with Tiago

  • Everything in Tiers 1 and 2 (4 Essential seats), plus…
  • A Premium seat in The Annual Review 2027 ($997 value)
    Includes 3 small-group coaching calls with Tiago

Limited to the first 50 Premium seats. 4 Essential + 1 Premium is the most one claim can get.

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What’s The Annual Review 2027? Our live program for doing your annual review together with others. From December 3 to January 21, you’ll join 6 live sessions on Thursdays at 12 pm Eastern, get matched with a review buddy, and move through each step alongside a community doing the same. Premium adds 3 small-group coaching calls with Tiago. See the bonus FAQ for all the details.

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Available November 3, 2026, in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook (paperback in the UK). Every format and retailer counts toward the pre-order bonuses.

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An evening of guided reflection, Q&A, and a book signing.

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    Tue, Nov 3 6–8 pm PT

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Most of what you lived this year will be forgotten by next month.

Think about how much happens in a single year of your life. Thousands of experiences. Hundreds of insights and lessons. Dozens of meaningful relationships and projects.

Without a systematic review process, 99% of that value is lost.

The years blur together. The lessons fade. And you end up repeating the same patterns, wondering why nothing changes.

Life in Perspective will show you how to reclaim that value — and use it to shape the next chapter.

A Proven Process for Reflecting on Your Life

At the core of the book is the ARC Method — a three-stage annual life review process refined over 15 years and taught to over 1,000 students worldwide.

Appreciate the Past

Gather vivid, specific memories of what went well and what you’re grateful for.

Reflect on the Present

Look for patterns, themes, and insights that reveal what you’ve learned and what matters most to you.

Create the Future

Turn what you’ve discovered into an intentional vision and plan for what comes next.

“Timely, powerful, and profoundly needed. Life in Perspective is the antidote to a world engineered to steal your attention and scramble your sense of self. Tiago Forte offers a simple, beautiful practice for stepping back, seeing clearly, and choosing the life you want to live.”

Sahil Bloom New York Times Bestselling Author of The 5 Types of Wealth

“Life in Perspective is the guide I wish someone had handed me: a clear, doable ritual for appreciating where you’ve been, getting honest about where you are, and choosing where you go next. Tiago Forte has done us all a favor. Block off a weekend and go meet yourself.”

Tara Schuster author of Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies
Tiago Forte

Hi, I’m Tiago Forte

Nearly 20 years ago, I sat on a Brazilian beach at dawn with a notebook, trying to make sense of my life. A few weeks earlier, a local drug trafficker had pressed a gun to my chest. That encounter forced a question I couldn’t ignore: What am I doing with the time I have?

That morning, I listed everything I was grateful for from the past year. By the time I finished, I noticed I was happiest when traveling, teaching, and learning. That one insight changed the course of my life. I didn’t know it then, but I’d just completed my first annual life review.

I’m the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Building a Second Brain and The PARA Method, with over 500,000 copies sold in 25+ languages. My work has been featured in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Harvard Business Review, and more.

Completing my annual life review remains the single most important project I undertake every year. The quality of everything else in my life hinges on the depth of honesty I reach in my reviews. I’ve taught the Annual Life Review to over 1,000 students worldwide since 2019, and I can’t wait to share the best of what I’ve learned with you.

Watch the Story Behind Life in Perspective

“Life in Perspective reminds us that the most important leadership begins with leading ourselves. Tiago Forte offers more than a thoughtful framework—he provides a practical annual rhythm for gaining clarity, making wiser decisions, and living with greater intention. If you want your next year to be different, start by seeing your life more clearly.”

Michael Hyatt New York Times Bestselling Author of Your Best Year Ever

“As a therapist, I’ve watched too many people drift through life on autopilot until a crisis forces them to question their path. Tiago Forte offers a healthier way. Life in Perspective gives you a proactive strategy to step back each year, build real self-awareness, and create the life you actually want to live.”

Amy Morin author of 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do

A Different Kind of Annual Review

If you’ve tried annual reviews before and found them draining, this book will change that. The approach in Life in Perspective challenges conventional thinking about reflection:

Intuition over analysis

Instead of dissecting your life like a spreadsheet, you’ll learn to follow the signals your body and emotions are already giving you.

Pleasure over sacrifice

This should feel like a conversation with your best friend, not a performance review. When something is genuinely enjoyable, you don’t need willpower to sustain it.

Concrete over abstract

No vague resolutions. You’ll work with real artifacts — photos, journal entries, calendar events — that ground your reflection in what actually happened.

Appreciation over criticism

Most reviews ask “What went wrong?” This one starts with “What went surprisingly well?”

“Curiosity isn’t just about exploring the world. It’s about exploring your own experience with enough honesty that new possibilities can emerge. Clear and humane, Life in Perspective offers a rare kind of technology: one that helps you think more clearly about yourself.”

Anne-Laure Le Cunff founder of Ness Labs and author of Tiny Experiments

“Most people plan their next year without ever really understanding their last one. Tiago Forte gives you the method for closing that gap. Life in Perspective takes something almost nobody does consistently and turns it into one of the most powerful, repeatable practices available for building a life you believe in.”

Dr. Shadé Zahrai bestselling author of Big Trust: Rewire Self-Doubt, Find Your Confidence, and Fuel Success

“Every great life needs a feedback loop. Tiago Forte has designed the best Annual Review method I’ve ever seen, and this book hands you his complete system. The highest-leverage hours you’ll spend all year.”

Ben Meer author of How to Be Good at Life

Is This Book for You?

This book is for you if you’ve ever felt like:

  • You’re moving fast, but not sure you’re going in the right direction
  • You keep making the same mistakes despite having all the “right” information
  • You want to be more intentional about your life, but don’t know where to start
  • You reach the end of each year wondering where the time went
  • You’ve tried goal-setting or new year resolutions before, but they never stuck

You don’t need any special tools or experience. Just a notebook and the willingness to see yourself clearly.

Stay in the Loop

Real Stories from the Annual Review

“A fully thought-out and integrated system to review, reflect, and plan is next level stuff. It is revolutionary in value. I’m buying the book for all my family and friends next year.”

CJ Cox
CJ Cox Chief Operating Officer, Black Hills Information Security

“I went from being lost and unhappy about my year, to seeing it for all of its amazing moments of connection, accomplishment, and curiosity. I now have a much clearer sense of self.”

Marina Bourdeix Lane
Marina Bourdeix Lane Tech Sales Manager

“It’s a rare gift to find perspective on life as it unfolds, usually at a pace too fast for intuitive prompts. Tiago’s approach in his annual workshops is deep, wise, practical, and inspiring. That he has taken the time to present it in book form will create a lasting treasure for many.”

Leonard Edgerly
Leonard Edgerly Poet and Podcaster

“‘Life in Perspective’ is a singular blend of exceptional life experience, actionable frameworks, and profound inner work. I look forward to returning to it every year as an ongoing guided journey back to myself.”

Muhan Zhang
Muhan Zhang Founder of Eudy.co

“There was no hoopla or guru BS, just well-constructed adult ideas, facilitation, and interaction. It evoked in me a great mix of inner calm and inspiration to make some important changes.”

Mike Hicks
Mike Hicks Adviser to Investors and Growth Companies

“I have been setting goals for the last 15 to 20 years on an annual and monthly basis, but the annual goals that I set never felt so attractive and consistent to me before I learned to take the review much more seriously than the actual planning.”

Thomas Witt
Thomas Witt Owner, Training and Consulting Company

“The process has given me amazing insights into myself, my place in the world and in my life, what I truly want and what I only claim to want because I feel I should. It is so much more than just reviewing a mere year of your life.”

Lýdia Hric Machová
Lýdia Hric Machová Founder of Language Mentoring, Polyglot, TED Speaker

“This book is very practical, easy to read, very well thought and documented. It is based on personal and teaching experience of the author. I highly recommend it.”

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Philippe Climate Advocate

Frequently Asked Questions

Pre-order bonuses

Who can claim the pre-order bonuses?

Anyone who pre-orders Life in Perspective and submits a claim by November 8, 2026.

Every format counts: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, and the UK paperback. So does every retailer, in any country, including independent bookstores. If you pre-ordered before we announced the bonuses, you qualify too.

How do I claim my bonuses?

Pre-order from any retailer, then fill out the claim form. It takes about two minutes. You’ll need:

  • Your name, email, and country
  • The retailer and your order number
  • The number of copies you bought
  • A screenshot or PDF of your receipt

Chapters 1 and 2 arrive in your inbox as soon as you submit.

What’s the deadline?

Submit your claim by November 3, 2026, the day the book comes out. Claims submitted after that date won’t receive bonuses.

When will I receive each bonus?
  • Chapters 1 and 2: right away, by email (EPUB).
  • Invitation to our private Circle community: in the same email.
  • Summit recording and The Annual Review Compendium: by November 6, a few days after the Summit on November 4.
  • Access to The Annual Review 2027 (Tiers 2 and 3): by mid-November, for you and anyone you’ve given a seat to. The program starts December 3.
What is The Annual Review 2027?

It’s our live program for doing your annual review together with others, so you don’t have to do it alone. From December 3, 2026, to January 21, 2027, you’ll move through each step of the review alongside hundreds of people doing the same.

Essential edition ($249 value):

  • 6 live 60-minute sessions on Thursdays at 12 pm Eastern, with a break over the holidays
  • A review buddy to work through it with
  • The Annual Review Toolkit, our workbook for the program
  • Quarterly check-ins through 2027 to keep your plans on track

Premium edition ($997 value) includes everything in Essential, plus 3 small-group coaching calls with Tiago (90 minutes each).

How many program seats can I get?

It depends on how many copies you pre-order:

  • 1 copy: the Tier 1 bonuses (no program seat)
  • 2 to 4 copies: 1 Essential seat per copy
  • 5 or more copies: 4 Essential seats plus 1 Premium seat

4 Essential seats and 1 Premium seat is the most any one claim can get. You’re welcome to buy more than 5 copies (they make great gifts), but copies beyond the fifth don’t add more seats.

I pre-ordered one copy. Can I still join The Annual Review 2027?

Yes. Program seats start at 2 copies because the program is built around doing your review with a buddy. Pre-order a second copy for someone you’d like to do it with, and you’ll both get a seat. You can also enroll in the program when enrollment opens later in November.

Can I give my seats to someone else?

Yes. Your Essential seats can go to anyone: a partner, friend, colleague, or family member. You can also keep one for yourself.

Here’s how it works. After you submit the claim form, you’ll get a confirmation email with a link to a second short form. That’s where you add an email address for each seat, including your own if you’re using one. Please fill in all your seats in one go.

Seats that aren’t assigned by December 1, 2026 expire. If you pre-ordered 5 or more copies, the Premium seat is reserved for you.

Does the person I give a seat to need their own copy of the book?

The program doesn’t include a copy of the book, but they can take part without one. The live sessions and the Toolkit give enough context to do every exercise.

That said, reading along is the best way to get the most out of it. Which makes the extra copies you pre-ordered the perfect gift to go with the seat.

What happens when the free seats run out?

Free seats are limited to the first 1,000 Essential seats and the first 50 Premium seats, in the order claims come in.

  • Once the Essential seats are gone, qualifying claims get 50% off The Annual Review 2027 Essential edition for each seat they would have received.
  • Once the Premium seats are gone, 5+ copy claims still get their Essential seats (while they last), but there’s no substitute for the Premium seat.

Either way, you’ll receive all the Tier 1 bonuses. If a seat matters to you, claim early.

I’m already a Second Brain Member. How does this work for me?

The Annual Review 2027 is included in your membership, so your own seat is already covered. Any seats you earn by pre-ordering 2 or more copies are yours to give to review buddies, friends, or family. If you pre-order 5 or more, the Premium seat is yours, on top of your membership.

Can I combine multiple orders?

Yes. If you bought copies in separate orders or from different retailers, submit one claim with your total number of copies and upload all your receipts. Please don’t submit more than one claim for the same order.

What counts as a valid receipt?

A screenshot or PDF of your order confirmation showing the retailer, order number, book title, and number of copies. Feel free to hide your payment details.

We check every claim. Cancelled or returned orders don’t qualify, and neither do used or library copies.

I want to buy copies in bulk. Can you help?

Yes. Email support@fortelabs.com and we’ll point you to the best retailer for bulk discounts. Bulk orders count toward the bonuses the same way as any other order, up to the maximum of 4 Essential seats and 1 Premium seat per claim.

What is the private Circle community?

Circle is where our community and programs live. Our private community brings together past Annual Review participants, pre-order readers, and (after launch) readers of the book. It’s a place to share what you’re learning, find a review buddy, and get ready for your own review.

I submitted my claim but didn’t get an email.

Check your spam or promotions folder first. If it’s not there after an hour, email support@fortelabs.com with the email address you used on the form, and we’ll sort it out.

About the book

What is an annual life review?

An annual life review is a structured practice of reflecting on the past year, understanding the present, and intentionally shaping the future. Think of it as a deep life review, not a performance evaluation.

How is this different from Building a Second Brain and The PARA Method?

While Building a Second Brain and The PARA Method focus on organizing external knowledge and projects, Life in Perspective is about internal reflection and making sense of your life experiences. It’s the vital connection between what you know and who you are becoming.

I have taken the Annual Review course. Is this the same content?

Not exactly. While the book covers the same core ARC Method, it goes much deeper into the philosophy, science, and personal stories behind the practice. It also introduces new concepts and practices that weren’t part of the course. Think of the book as the definitive, expanded guide that gives you a richer understanding of why and how the process works, plus new tools to take your practice further.

Do I need to have read Tiago’s other books first?

No. Life in Perspective is a completely standalone book. Whether you’re brand new to Tiago’s work or a longtime reader, this book will meet you where you are.

What formats is the book available in?

Hardcover, ebook, and audiobook. In the UK, the print edition is a paperback.

When does the book come out?

November 3, 2026. Pre-order now and your copy will be delivered on release day.

Is the book available internationally or in other languages?

International editions will be announced as they’re confirmed. We are working with international publishers to translate the book into multiple languages, similar to previous books. More details will be announced closer to launch. Subscribe to updates above to be notified.

Have other questions? Email us at support@fortelabs.com.

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