Love your write up and I'm sure it comes as no surprise that I agree 100%.  :)  I do AARs all the time and now I'll have to call them that, me with not a military bone in my body. 

I review writing techniques I've tried to gauge whether it's a good tool for me.  I do AARs in my gym all the time. Could I have used more weight, did I bite off more than I could handle, how can I do that workout faster, etc.

In parenting … don't get me started. Always discovers ways I can do things better and rejoicing when I somehow did it right!  

Great post, Judythe.