it takes years to develop your craft. do not romanticize the idea of an âovernight successâ. be a student. grow organically. get really good. hate your work. start over. find new ways to express the same ideas. the student becomes the master. your time will come.
new: i made a FREE TEMPLATE if you're interested in this habit tracker notion setupđ±đđ
i've received a few questions about how i track habits, which honestly changes often, but i thought i'd share how i do it right now.
other posts that may interest you:Â making a dashboard in notion (with template) | my notion tag
this is a pretty low-maintenance and simple way of tracking habits, while still using the wonderful database feature. i hope it helps you âšđ
post text in alt text and also under the cut:
title: how i track my habits on notion (an illustrated guide + free template)
habit breakdown: every year i take some time to define exactly what my habits are first (i like to use icons for simplicity). this way, i know what i have to do to check off a habit on a day
how i use it: every day, my dashboard has a habits section that updates daily. when i practice the habit, i just check it off. this refreshes automatically so itâs convenient.
how i use it: at the end of each month, i can see how consistent i was with specific habits. i do this by looking at my monthly percentages and looking for patterns: did i burn out on a particular habit? why? and i think about how i should adjust these to my current reality every month, because life happens!
how i use it: then i jot down these numbers so i have a general idea of whether or not iâm being consistent with the intentions i set at the beginning of the month. i ask myself, why or why not? and then i make adjustments to my new interests and priorities.
benefits
benefits â an easy habit tracker helps you see what youâre doing each day so you have an idea of what you want to practice more, practice less, and gives you a better idea of how your habits are affecting your wellbeing, instead of just relying on vibes, which can make you hard on yourself.
encouragement â checking it off gives me a sense of accomplishment. i had a tendency of thinking i wasnât âdoing enoughâ each month, but when i write things down, i have concrete proof that i did things that were important to me. you also get to look back on your month and be like, look at all these things i did for myself! and have a little celebration :)
how it works: calendar view: of course iâve created a template for you to use (yay!), but itâs worth learning how i set up the template so you can adjust it to your needs. basically, each habit is a property, and each page corresponds to a day, which has all the habits on it like a checklist. every month i duplicate the page each day for a month (it sounds cumbersome, but actually only takes about a minute total). this allows me to review every month if i want to keep my habits the same, set habit intentions each month so i can reflect and consider, what habits should i continue? what should i stop? it keeps it flexible. also, if youâre going on vacation, need a break, or anything comes up, you can take days off and that way your statistics wonât be skewed by stretches of time where you arenât planning to practice your habits.
tip: hold alt + drag your mouse to duplicate pages super quickly for this step
how it works: count page: all you have to do here is filter the date to the interval youâd like to see your habits summarized in. i keep mine as calculated per month, but you can set your interval for a week or year or something more specific.
how it works: daily view: i create a linked database and set the view to gallery, filter to âTodayâ and make sure that all the properties for habits are enabled so they appear in a little task list. then i just check them off each day. it updates automatically.
closing: and thatâs it! for me, simple is best. i change how i track stuff all the time, but for now, this works just fine. i hope it can help you too.
12.03 // going to hybe insight just made me realize how much more fun museums could be. museums need more funding! I already like museums but I think if every museum had a budget a bit like insight we'd be looking at a very different museum culture today. Give Museums More Funding!! (I also cried twice during the visit like the overinvested emotional human I am)
Good morning everyone! Today I finally managed to wake up at a reasonable time, which not-so-incredibly improved my mood! Starting today â Teoria e storia della traduzione by Georges Mounin, a non fiction book about translation techniques and ethics through history. It's my second entry for the 2022 Genre Bingo (personal progress under the cut), and the main read of my History and Theory of Translation course. Have a good day :)
having online friends is just âi made food does anyone want someâ âiâm gonna fight ur dadâ âremember that time you made a typo a year ago that we Still remind you of dailyâ âi know your deepest trauma but not your last nameâ âhere are the random plants i associate you withâ âgood morning at 9pmâ âgoodnight at 7amâ âmy dog says hiâ âLMAO NERD. keep talking about obscure anime tho iâm interestedâ âhey i know youâre asleep right now but this meme made me think of youâ âif we were irls weâd Totally be dating by nowâ âone day when we live together....â âdude i bet i can jump higher than you letâs have a contest Right Nowâ âi donât know what this weird school rivalry you have is but i support you!!!!!!â âgetting in the car Right Now to give you a hugâ âif i eat lunch while you eat dinner itâs basically like weâre eating togetherâ âi am holding your hand as we speakâ âi am kissing you on the forehead right nowâ âhere let me braid your hair for youâ âi love youâ âi love youâ âi love youâ
Started my (virtual) lab assignment for Lab 2! Met up with my partner and we created a timeline to have it done by next Tuesday. I really love my lab partner; we participated in a club together and we got separated by life. so its nice to be reconnected.
i have work from 1:30pm-5:30pm so yay! and let's see if i workout after. fingers crossed i get my life together.
grad app update: got invited to an open house for a program i applied to. i'm kind of excited, if i'm being honest.
germansingergirl
discoholicmusic
ellievsbear
amandla
stormborns
