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Habit Tracker Setup Guide

A complete, personalized habit system with stacked routines, minimum viable versions, and a failure recovery protocol.

Prompt Template

Design a personalized habit tracking system for [YOUR_NAME_OR_ROLE] based on the following goals: [GOALS_LIST]. Habits I want to build: [DESIRED_HABITS]. Habits I want to break: [HABITS_TO_BREAK]. Available time for habit work each day: [DAILY_TIME_AVAILABLE]. Tool I'll use to track: [TRACKING_TOOL — e.g., Notion, paper journal, Streaks app, Habitica]. Design the system with: (1) A curated habit list — select the 5–7 highest-leverage habits from my list, explain why each was chosen and why others were deferred (too many habits = failure), (2) Habit stacking plan — group habits into morning, midday, and evening routines using "After I [ANCHOR], I will [HABIT]" format, (3) Minimum viable versions — for each habit, define the 2-minute "minimum" version for hard days, (4) Tracking setup — exact fields, columns, or structure to use in [TRACKING_TOOL], (5) Review cadence — weekly and monthly review questions to assess progress, (6) Failure protocol — a specific plan for what to do after missing a day (to prevent the "what's the point" spiral).

How to use this prompt

  1. Copy the prompt template using the button above.
  2. Paste it into your preferred AI assistant (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, etc.).
  3. Replace all bracketed placeholders like [TOPIC] with your specific details.
  4. Send the prompt and refine the output as needed.
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