HABITTRACKERS

We want to empower you all to create new habits and establish new routines that will lead to greater job performance We have talked about starting small and then gradually increasing your behavior as you become accustomed to your new routine along with using the habit loop to help monitor your cues and develop a positive reward system to chain healthy habits together. A great way to keep track of new habits is by using a jar of small office supplies Using two jars, one empty and one filled with a small office supply (paper clips, candy, etc.), assign yourself a task and every time you complete that task, move an item from one jar into the other. This will create a visual stimulus for completing the task and encourage you to keep going

Another way to create a visual stimulus is by using a habit journal. Using a habit journal, you can mark how many days you have followed through on your desired habit and cross off days as you succeed The importance of the habit journal arises when you miss a day. You can make sure not to miss two days in a row and the habit journal will help keep you accountable.

There are also many different apps you can download to keep track of your habits. Habit tracking apps can be used in place of the habit journal and keep you motivated by providing some data for your progress. Here are some free apps with optional subscriptions: Habitica, Strides, Productive, and HabitNow. One of the top paid apps is Streaks. Lastly, we recommend you check out the books mentioned in this article, Atomic Habits by James Clear and Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg.