Day 30: I’m obsessed with my habit tracker (small rituals that have changed my life)

Arijana Ramic
7 min readJan 30, 2022
Tracker template: https://www.developgoodhabits.com/habit-tracker-template/

I’ve been using a habit tracker since around 2018 and sometimes when I tell people about it they are mind blown that I track my habits every day. I guess I thought it was more common because these little daily rituals I track have improved my life drastically. Whenever I meet someone who has never seen or used a habit tracker, I get a little over zealous and obsessed with explaining how I use mine, so I figured I would share it here too.

How I use my tracker:

For some people, trackers seem daunting because it puts more pressure and stress on them to complete things every day. I try to complete everything on my tracker daily, but I also just use it as a reminder and reflection. What I mean by the reminder piece, is that I am a very visual person and having a list of healthy habits up on all the time reminds me to do stuff I might otherwise forget to do. What I mean by the reflection piece is that it helps me look back and assess where I’m out of balance. Sometimes I look back on months where I didn’t complete a lot of my daily habits and I can track it directly to my mood or whatever I was going through at the time. Then, it helps me figure out how to adjust the course for my habits. So, even if you don’t complete every task, every day, it’s still a good thing to…

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Arijana Ramic
Arijana Ramic

Written by Arijana Ramic

Arijana Ramic is a Seattle based standup comedian. You can find her musings on twitter (@arijanaramic) and short videos on the Aisha and Arijana FB page.