Unpopular opinion: Ditching my habit tracker actually helped me be more consistent

I started bullet journaling 6 months ago and had a perfect color coded habit tracker for things like drinking water and exercise. But after a week of skipping it because I felt guilty about missing a day, I noticed I was actually doing the habits less just to avoid filling in empty boxes. Has anyone else found that tracking habits backfires on you?

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parker_bell13d ago

Wait doesn't tracking turn habits into chores you have to fail at? I dropped mine too and suddenly started drinking water just because I wanted to. The pressure was making me avoid the whole thing honestly.

jade22113d ago

My friend Sarah tried that water tracking app for 2 weeks and ended up chugging a whole bottle right before bed just to hit her number, then woke up 3 times that night. @parker_bell you're totally right, she said it felt like homework instead of just living.

matthewperry13d ago

@parker_bell did ditching it change what you actually do or just how you feel about it?