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Habit Tracker V2
Track up to eight habits a month and see the pattern, not just the streak.
USD 7
Excel and Google Sheets versions in one download.
Inside
Setup, input, dashboard.
What is inside
3 sheets, one file.
- 1
Setup
Up to eight habits, each with the smallest version you would still count.
- 2
Month
One tap per day per habit. Colour fills in as you go.
- 3
Dashboard
Completion by habit, by weekday, and the two habits that travel together.
Who it is for
This fits if
- You have tried habit apps and stopped opening them.
- You want to see which days fall apart, not just how long the streak is.
- You are building two or three habits at once and want to see how they interact.
How to use it
Five steps.
- 1
In Setup, list the habits. Then write the smallest version of each that still counts. Two minutes of reading counts.
- 2
Each evening, open Month and mark the day. Thirty seconds.
- 3
At the end of the week, glance at the weekday view. Notice which day breaks first.
- 4
At the end of the month, read the Dashboard. Keep the habits that held, shrink the ones that did not.
- 5
Duplicate the Month sheet for next month. The dashboard carries over.
Questions
Excel or Google Sheets?
Both are in the download. The Sheets version works on a phone.
Why V2?
V1 tracked streaks. V2 tracks patterns: by weekday and by habit pairs. Streaks broke people. Patterns help them.
Refunds?
Seven days, no questions. Email hello@progressiness.com.
Where this came from
If you are not sure this is the right one
Uncover is a twenty-minute session that ends by naming the template that fits what you found. Most of these were built after one of us did it.
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