I've been looking for an app that assists with forming habits.

[box464@mastodon.social]

I've been looking for an app that assists with forming habits. Not a task list. But something that pushes you to stick to a routine.

I tried an app called Finch, but it was...cloyingly cutesy and I just couldn't take it. It had pay for play gamification and that's a big no from me.

Also tried HabitKit and it was the opposite - no direction at all.

I'm happy to pay a subscription fee, or host something myself - just looking for recommendations.

#AskFedi

[marcr@social.tchncs.de]

@box464 Not the answer you may be looking for, but I recommend having a look at the book Atomic Habits by James Clear. He gives great insights into how habits actually work, and they all start with some kind of stimulus.

I tried a lot of habit apps myself and none of them really worked for me for an extended period of time.
What did work though, was putting a paper version of a habit tracker on my fridge for the current month and tick off every completed habit for the current day.
Because I hated to see the unticked checkboxes everytime I walked past the fridge... 😆

[brooks@social.brookslawson.com]

@box464 tasks.org

[box464@mastodon.social]

@marcr That’s not the first time I’ve heard mention of Atomic Habits. Gonna give it a look. Thanks for responding!

[varpie@peculiar.florist]

@box464 I'm using Grit, the open-source version via F-Droid doesn't have the restrictions of the commercial free version and I just find that receiving notifications at the right time telling me to do the thing was enough to build a couple of habits for me.

[gracjan@mastodon.online]

@box464 I’ve been using Streaks every day for years.

https://apps.apple.com/app/id963034692