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Simple life hack to master discipline & productivity
As a product builder↗️, I use Notion to manage my work and portfolio. My use cases include client management, portfolio tracker and personal finance tracking.
Recently, I started using Notion to track my habits. An idea that I originally built on Excel. But I decided to switch to Notion (because Excel is slow) and I wanted to access my habit tracking from the browser.
Today, I will share my steps on how to create your own habit tracker. Let’s check this out:
I’ve never come across any habit tracking apps that fit my needs. 😵
I wanted to track not only my habits, but also my work, and how my days look like and which segment of work I focus most on.
Therefore, I created this habit tracker for myself. Here’s the original Excel prototype (before I switch to Notion):
To begin, I list down parts I want to build
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One reason I like about connecting the calendar idea with habit tracking is that it allows me to do daily check-in with Day/Date reference.
I can easily compare my progress today of doing X versus the past days. Here’s how to create this section in Notion:
Add a “Day” column
Add a “Date” column
👉Access the Habit Tracker template here
Now think about which life areas you want to improve and how to design them into parameters that allows you to act upon on daily basis.
For example, I want to improve my sleep-wake time consistency. Therefore, tracking the time I wake up becomes a valuable data point.
Other goals idea by category
Here’s how to configure your goals in Notion
I like using “1” (done) vs “0” (missed) tagging method to check on my goals. This method also allows you to quantify your progress, i.e. number of days done (or missed).
I also add color logic to differentiate “1” (green) vs. “0” (red) so I will have a “heatmap” view for the entire habit tracking activity. Let’s set this up:
Create “Select” property
Create “1” and “0” tag
If you prefer the ☑️ method, you can use the “Checkbox” property instead:
Check on goals
👉Access the Habit Tracker template here
I’m less of a fan of complicated charts/graph and more of a fan of simplicity when it comes to understanding my habits pattern.
Here’s how I use this tool to analyze my progress
For example, weekly review
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👉Access the Habit Tracker template here
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