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by thejellypen 1970 days ago
for me what works is widgets on my phone home screen "press to complete" and scheduling my time. no prompts because i ignore them, no opening the habit tracking app because i won't bother
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I like this! Simple. I have the same problem with prompts. The worst for me in the past was when I did the behavior but forgot to log it. Then I’d get the depressing “you broke the streak” prompts and give up.

Worth noting the first goal is to just do the behavior, the Streaks app prompt is just a safety net. If all goes well, I should only see the prompt if I’m about to miss. My own internal habit development keeps the streak alive.