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Habit Tracking


I am addicted to checking things off lists.  I am sure that most of us who plan love to make lists and checking them off.  It also makes me more accountable if I write down what I have for a goal for my new habit. I do know though, I am having a hard time filling in my Habit Tracker… does this happen to anyone else?

I have heard repeatedly that it takes 21 days to form a habit.  If you do a search for how long it takes, the answer varies. Some of the studies I am seeing it takes over 254 days! WOW, that’s a lot of habit tracking!! The good thing is that you are building that repletion and you will get it down. 

I think the key is try to find a habit tracker that works for me.  Sometimes it means that I’m not tracking it with my planner, the important thing is that I track it one way or another. I use my phone and watch to know if I have done my steps for the day, my workouts, and my food. It’s easier; I get reminders from my phone, which helps me feel like I have something holding me accountable. That way I know I get it done and have to “answer” to something.

I use hitting these goals as a thing that made me happy for the day, so I make notes in my Happynichi with notes on how it went. I feel like it’s a good thing to be thankful for, that I have the ability to complete these tasks.   

Regardless, it doesn’t matter how you track, what matters is that you start!

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