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Habit tracking
50 articlesChoose and use habit trackers, apps and practical ways to notice progress.
How to set up a habit tracker you'll keep using
A habit tracker is a simple record of whether you did the thing you meant to do. Here is how to pick one habit, define what counts, and use the record instead of quitting after a missed day.
Mood tracker ideas: 8 creative ways to track how you feel
A friendly menu of eight mood tracker ideas, from a five-point scale and a monthly emoji grid to a year in pixels, a colour-in mandala, a mood-and-weather log and a jar of beads, with what each is, who it suits and a tip.
Mood-tracking journals: layouts for paper and apps
The mood-tracking journal layouts worth copying, on paper and in apps, with two you can rule up tonight and a plain read of what the evidence supports.
How to track your energy levels through the day
A simple way to track energy, not only mood: score it 1 to 5 a few times a day next to sleep, food, movement and mood, learn your peaks, dips and chronotype, and plan demanding work for your best windows.
The benefits of mood tracking (and its honest limits)
The real benefits of mood tracking, from spotting patterns and triggers to naming feelings and catching a dip early, plus the honest limits and when to see a GP.
All-or-nothing thinking: examples and how to soften it
All-or-nothing thinking sorts life into success or failure, with nothing in between, and it quietly sabotages habits, health and mood. A supportive guide to what black-and-white thinking is, everyday examples across diet, exercise, work and relationships, where it comes from, and practical ways to find the grey, aim for good enough and get back on track after a slip.
How to restart a habit after you fall off
A lapse doesn't undo the weeks you put in. Here's how to restart a habit without shame or starting from zero: forgive the gap, shrink the comeback, re-anchor to a cue and never miss twice.
Mood tracking: what it is and how to do it
What mood tracking is, why it helps you spot patterns and triggers, the honest evidence behind it, simple ways to start tonight, and when to see a GP.