🔄 Habits — Build Lasting Routines

Transform your aspirations into automatic behaviors through intelligent habit tracking. Loki's habit system helps you build consistency, maintain streaks, and create sustainable routines that align with your goals.

🎯 Habit System Overview

Three Types of Habits

1. 🔘 Binary Habits — Simple yes/no tracking (Exercise, Read, Meditate) 2. 🎛️ Multiselect Habits — Choose from predefined options (Workout type, Meal category) 3. 📝 Text Habits — Free-form journaling (Gratitude, Daily reflection)

Visual Tracking System

• 🎨 Color-coded habits — Visual organization for quick identification
• 📅 Weekly grid view — See patterns across 7 days at a glance
• 📊 Completion indicators — Instant visual feedback on progress
• 🔥 Streak tracking — Monitor consistency over time

📱 Daily Habit Interface

Today's Habits View

Located in Today section → Habits tab:

• ✅ Simple completion — Click to mark binary habits complete
• 🎛️ Option selection — Choose from dropdown for multiselect habits
• 📝 Text entry — Write journal entries for text habits
• 🎨 Color indicators — Each habit displays in its assigned color
• 📊 Progress overview — See today's completion status at a glance

Quick Actions

• ➕ Add Habit — Create new habits with custom colors and types
• ✏️ Edit Habit — Modify existing habits (click edit icon on hover)
• 🎯 Mark Complete — One-click completion for binary habits
• 📝 Add Details — Enter text or select options for other habit types

📊 Weekly Habit Tracking

Main Habits Page

Accessible via Dashboard navigation:

• 📅 Weekly calendar grid — 7-day view with all habits
• 🔄 Date navigation — Previous/next week and "Today" buttons
• 📈 Pattern recognition — Spot consistency trends across the week
• 🎨 Visual organization — Color-coded habit identification

Week View Options

Two layout modes:

• 📋 Vertical layout — Habits listed by day in columns
• ➡️ Horizontal layout — Days across the top, habits down the side

Date Range Flexibility

• 📅 Full week — Monday to Sunday overview
• 📆 3-day focus — Yesterday, today, tomorrow for concentrated tracking

⚙️ Habit Configuration

Creating New Habits

1. Basic Information:

• 📝 Name — Clear, actionable habit description
• 📄 Description — Optional details for context
• 🎨 Color — Visual identifier for quick recognition
• ✅ Active status — Enable/disable without deleting

2. Habit Type Selection:

Binary Habits (Simple Yes/No):

Examples: "Exercise 30 minutes", "Read before bed", "Take vitamins"
Interface: Single checkbox for completion

Multiselect Habits (Choose One Option):

Examples: "Workout type", "Healthy meal", "Learning activity"
Options: Define custom choices like "Gym, Running, Yoga"
Interface: Dropdown selection

Text Habits (Journal Entry):

Examples: "Gratitude journal", "Daily reflection", "Learning notes"
Interface: Text input field for free-form entry

Habit Management

• ✏️ Edit habits — Modify name, description, color, or type
• 🗑️ Delete habits — Remove habits you no longer want to track
• ⏸️ Pause habits — Set to inactive without losing data
• 🔄 Reactivate habits — Resume tracking previously paused habits

📈 Progress Tracking & Analytics

Visual Progress Indicators

• ✅ Completion status — Immediate visual feedback
• 🔥 Streak counters — Track consecutive completion days
• 📊 Weekly patterns — Identify which days you're most consistent
• 🎯 Success rates — Overall completion percentages

Habit Heatmap

Available in Dashboard → Habit Trend Chart:

• 🗓️ Calendar view — Visual representation of habit completion
• 🎨 Color intensity — Darker colors indicate completed habits
• 📅 Date navigation — Browse through different time periods
• 🎯 Habit selection — Choose up to 6 habits to display

Smart Insights

• ⏰ Best completion times — When you're most likely to succeed
• 📈 Improvement trends — How consistency improves over time
• ⚠️ Risk detection — Patterns that might lead to streak breaks
• 🎯 Optimization suggestions — AI-powered recommendations for better habits

🎯 Building Effective Habits

Start Small Principle

Begin with minimum viable habits:

• ❌ "Exercise for 1 hour daily"
• ✅ "Do 5 pushups after brushing teeth"
• ❌ "Read 50 pages every day"
• ✅ "Read for 10 minutes before bed"

Habit Stacking Strategy

Link new habits to existing routines:

• After I [existing habit], I will [new habit]
• After I pour my morning coffee, I will write 3 gratitude items
• After I sit down at my desk, I will review my daily priorities

Implementation Tips

Consistency over perfection:

• 🎯 Focus on showing up — Aim for 80% completion, not 100%
• 🔄 Build gradually — Add one habit at a time
• ⏰ Same time daily — Link to consistent schedule anchors
• 🎉 Celebrate wins — Acknowledge progress to build motivation

📱 Mobile Habit Tracking

Quick Access Features

• 📲 Today tab access — Mark habits complete throughout the day
• 🔔 Reminder notifications — Custom alerts for habit completion
• ⚡ One-tap completion — Instant marking for binary habits
• 📝 Quick notes — Easy text entry for journal habits

Offline Capability

• 📶 Sync when connected — Track habits without internet
• 💾 Local storage — Data saved locally until sync
• 🔄 Automatic backup — Changes sync when connection restored

🔧 Integration Features

Cross-System Connections

• 📊 Dashboard display — Habit progress in main overview
• 📈 Intelligence insights — AI analysis of habit patterns
• ⏰ Time tracking — Log time spent on habit-related activities
• 🎯 Goal alignment — Connect habits to larger objectives

Team & Family Habits

• 👥 Shared tracking — Family or team habit accountability
• 🏆 Group challenges — Collaborative habit building
• 📊 Progress sharing — Show habit success with others
• 🎉 Collective celebrations — Group milestone recognition

🧠 Habit Psychology Features

Motivation Maintenance

• 🔥 Streak protection — Visual reminder of progress at risk
• 🎯 Flexibility options — Adjust habits based on circumstances
• 📈 Progress visualization — Charts that show improvement over time
• 🏆 Achievement recognition — Celebrate milestones and streaks

Behavioral Science Integration

• ⚡ Instant feedback — Immediate completion satisfaction
• 🎨 Visual cues — Color coding for environmental triggers
• 🔄 Routine automation — Reduce decision fatigue through consistency
• 📊 Data-driven insights — Analytics to optimize habit success

Your habit system should feel like a supportive framework, not a burden. Focus on building sustainable routines that naturally fit into your life and gradually compound into significant positive changes over time.