On: Habitica – A gamified habit-building and productiv...

[danielheath]

I have had much more success printing out spreadsheets (day along the long axis, habits across the short) and using a pen. The interface to generate graphs sucks, but otherwise it’s fantastic.

[esperent → danielheath]

Exactly. I've tried many of these apps, and many fancy tracking solutions. But now, all I use is a spreadsheet and folder of markdown notes.

My conclusion, after a good year of testing these apps, is that they don't help me build habits. Only I can do that. If anything, they distract me.