The Substack community has expressed such exuberant interest in my recent article on creating a habit tracker in Obsidian that it took me by surprise.

A common question I received from readers was “Why do I abandon tracking my habits after a while?” I assume that the question behind this question here is not tracking, but habit formation.

In today’ newsletter, I discuss why habit tracking fails, the nature of habit, and how to plan your self-tracking projects.

Enjoy!