I finally cracked the code on my habit tracker after 3 months of trying fancy spreads

Every month Id set up these elaborate habit tracker spreads with color coding and icons and then Id forget to fill them in by day 3. Last week I just drew a simple vertical line on my weekly log and started marking days with a dot. Nothing fancy. And guess what. I actually kept up with it for 6 straight days now. I used to think trackers had to be pretty to work. Turns out pretty just made me avoid them. Anyone else find that simpler spreads actually stick better.

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parker_hall519d agoMost Upvoted

Wait, are you telling me all those pinterest perfect spreads I spent hours making were actually the problem? Man, I feel that deep in my soul. I did the exact same thing with my reading log - sticker charts, fancy fonts, the whole nine yards. Sat empty for months. Now I just write the date and a star if I finished a book. Simpler is definitely better.

taylor_wells19d ago

Wait, you used STICKER CHARTS for your reading log? That's wild. Honestly, I think we all get tricked by the pretty pictures online into thinking we need all the fancy stuff. Tbh, the simpler system probably tracks way more than the fancy one ever did.

mason.drew19d agoMost Upvoted

Nah, the fancy setup kept me actually reading though.