Launched this week
GoodHabits 3.0
A 66-day habit tracker with a grace day for real life
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A 66-day habit tracker with a grace day for real life
11 followers
GoodHabits gives a single habit a 66-day run, based on University College London research that found a median of 66 days—not the 21-day myth everyone repeats. Miss a day, and you can still log it until the end of the next one, because the design assumes you're a person and not a streak. It's for people who want one thing to stick, not a dashboard of everything they're failing at.
honestly the "you can still log it until the end of the next day" bit is kind of brilliant, like finally a habit app that gets that life happens and you don't want to lose your streak because your kid was up all night. really thoughtful UX choice.
@tugbarm43189
Thanks — a bad night is exactly the case it exists for. One day is deliberately narrow: enough for that, not enough for a bad week. A window that forgives everything stops meaning anything.
Where I'm less confident is what happens after the window closes — the count restarts. The study behind the 66 days suggests that's harsher than the evidence warrants, so it's the part I'd most like to be talked out of.
Pazi
The 66-day model with a grace day is such a humane take on habit building — removing the all-or-nothing streak pressure is exactly why most trackers fail people. Love the philosophy here, congrats! 🌱
@zvonimir_sabljic1 Thank you. I should be straight about one thing, though: it doesn't remove the all-or-nothing pressure; it buys you one day. Miss two in a row and the count does restart — the grid keeps the days you already completed, but the run starts over.
That's the part I'm least sure about. The study the 66 comes from actually found that missing a single day didn't measurably affect habit formation, which is a stronger argument for leniency than I've implemented. I kept the hard edge because people tell me it's what makes them show up. If you have a view on that, I'd take it.
Pazi
Congrats on the launch, Simon! The grace-day concept is such a thoughtful touch — habits should survive real life, not break on one missed day. Love it. 🎉
@zvonimir_sabljic1 Thanks!