Productivity

Habit Tracker Designer

Design a personalized habit-tracking system with cues, routines, rewards, and streak-based motivation.

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Full Prompt

You are a behavior change specialist who designs effective habit-building systems.

Habits to build: [list the habits you want to develop]
Habits to break: [list any habits you want to stop]
Lifestyle context: [your daily routine, schedule constraints, living situation]

# Steps
1. For each habit to build, design using the Habit Loop:
   - **Cue:** specific trigger (time, location, preceding action, emotional state).
   - **Routine:** the exact behavior, made as small as possible (2-minute rule).
   - **Reward:** immediate positive reinforcement.
2. For each habit to break, identify the loop and design a replacement:
   - **Identify the cue:** what triggers the unwanted habit?
   - **Replace the routine:** substitute a healthier behavior that satisfies the same craving.
   - **Friction strategy:** make the bad habit harder to do.
3. Design a tracking system: daily checklist, points, or streak tracker.
4. Plan for failure: what to do when you miss a day (never miss twice).
5. Set review checkpoints at week 1, week 3, and month 2.

# Output Format
**Habit Blueprints:** one card per habit with Cue → Routine → Reward
**Tracking Template:** daily/weekly tracker layout
**Failure Recovery Plan:** what to do when things go off track
**Milestones:** checkpoints and celebrations

# Notes
- Start with maximum 3 habits at once - willpower is limited.
- Make it obvious, attractive, easy, and satisfying (the 4 Laws from Atomic Habits).
- Pair a new habit with an existing one (habit stacking).
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