Comments on: Habit List

By: Managing Electricity (and everything else) : Productivity501

Managing Electricity (and everything else) : Productivity501 — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:01:35 +0000

[...] Habit List can be a great way to visualize this type of information, but you can also use Excel, Numbers or [...]

By: My Get Things Done List » Blog Archive » Update On My Weekly Planner 16th Oct 2007 [Organize IT]

Sun, 03 May 2009 06:19:41 +0000

[...] my new ideas on habit building (for reference sake, the main features included a weekly theme and a small habit list). This new design is very much something that “just works” and I am currently very [...]

By: Scott

Scott — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:51:00 +0000

I put all my habits in to RTM in Habits list as a reoccuring task. The act of making it off as complete reinforces the habit. If I find I miss taking action, I still use RTM but also write it down on a simple piece of paper. The act of writing it down and crossing it off reinforces the habit with the other side my brain. It has the AutoFocus TM effect.

By: Very Evolved

Very Evolved — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:23:10 +0000

This tracking sheet really works – it is very much in sync with the way the brain works.
I’m a neuroscientist and one thing that keeps popping up again and again with my work is that the brain is great at handling the big concepts, but terrible at spotting slow, small, incremental changes.

Breaking things down into easily digestible chunks is like this with some sort of realtime vs historical performance is a real wake up call to getting your brain focused back on the tasks you should be doing.

Patrick

By: Creating Productive Habits « ..life.is.a.verb..

Creating Productive Habits « ..life.is.a.verb.. — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:14:55 +0000

[...] which definitely fits into the low-tech category. It is called the habit list and can be found at: http://www.productivity501.com/habit-list/308/. I love the simplicity of it and am currently enrolled in the course [...]

By: Monthly Habit List | The Confidential Resource

Monthly Habit List | The Confidential Resource — Thu, 29 May 2008 15:07:02 +0000

[...] Habits list – for the repetitive tasks I do at work or at home; the things that I should be doing regularly. [...]

By: bitink coskcore kinaru » Blog Archive » 46 Must-Read Productivity Tips for Freelancers

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:03:57 +0000

[...] Use a “Habit list”. From Productivity 501: “This tool was created with the premise that “habit” type tasks should not be on our regular todo list. There are several reasons that keeping these types of items on your regular todo list is a bad idea.” [...]

By: March on « The Inspired Writer

March on « The Inspired Writer — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:15:42 +0000

[...] been a difficult month for personal reasons, but the writing has gone on. A quick look at my Habit List on the wall in front of me tells me that I’ve not been as productive as in January. But [...]

By: ingvald

ingvald — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 22:30:34 +0000

about joesgoals.com – what makes it (extra) useful to me is that i can take a quick look at my points/status via an iGoogle widget.
the same with dontbreakthechain, for a more bird’s-eye view or extra important habits.

incidentally, i’m also trying out todoist (for timed tasks) and nozbe (for untimed/ next-when-i-get-to-it tasks). one of the criteria when looking for these was the existence of an iGoogle widget…

and so i have a quick look at both my timed and untimed tasks, both my small and important habits, my email, my calendar (palm treo to airset to google calendar to iGoogle widget…) – all in all a pretty good picture of my day.

however, if i was using paper, Mark, i would print your pdf

By: Mark Shead

Mark Shead — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:48:03 +0000

@Hobbit – It is basically just a grid, so it wouldn’t be too hard to put one together on your own if you prefer Excel. It probably isn’t something I’m going to do any time soon because I wouldn’t personally use it.

By: littlehobbit

littlehobbit — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 19:59:38 +0000

Any chance of getting this in an Excel version?

By: Solace

Solace — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:37:01 +0000

Whoa! This is seriously one of the coolest things I’ve ever come across, im so used to putting things in a todo list and have so many daily habits (learning languages, gym, business work, uni work etc that I can’t fit them all in right)

Thanks!

– Solace

By: Bubs

Bubs — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 02:32:56 +0000

Looks like a great idea. I will start using the list in September when I move back to my parents house. I will also be tracking the list on my blog at http://www.traderbubs.com

By: CMM

CMM — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:28:50 +0000

@Mark–

Thanks for the information–I had assumed that the file functioned as a form with fields to type in because of your example, so I’m glad to hear that I wasn’t doing something wrong with the PDF! I’ll still use it and simply write on it, as you directed.

By: Mark Shead

Mark Shead — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 20:11:08 +0000

@CMM – I just print the Habit List out and write on it. If I get a version of Acrobat that will let me turn it into a form, I might see about making it so you can type on it, but right now that isn’t possible. The examples with typing on it were done by creating a graphics layer on top of if and manually placing everything.

@Craig – I made the list and started using it. When I was cleaning it up to post, I added a points system where each item had a different weight and you totaled your points at the end of the day, etc. However, I took it all back out because it seemed like it was over complicating things and it wasn’t something that I would use myself. If you want a points system, simply draw a dotted line to make boxes at the start of the space where you fill out your tasks. That will give you an easy way to create points. You can then fill in the squares with the number of points earned and total them for the day instead of using check marks and counting the number of check marks.