The most important tool in my life.
I can’t remember since when I use it but thanks to it I achieve my goals on time, never forget to do anything, can prioritize my tasks and I can control if I am getting too much weight for me or if I have room to do more.
This magical site that saved my forgetful brain to take a handle in real life and do stuff instead of forgetting to do it.
(Actually I found out I know since when I use it, 30/06/2016)
WHY
The main reason Habitica is so delightful is that the design is so neat and simple, you can add and remove stuff so easily, you can program things to show different days a week, month or year, so you don’t forget ANYTHING.
Is based on 4 different types of tasks: - Habits - Things you want to reward or punish yourself if you do but are optional on your day. - Dailies - Things you want to do on schedule, like something you want to do every day or once every week. - To Dos - Things you said will do and do not want to forget, set to an specific day in the future. - Rewards - Things you want to reward yourself if you get enough coins (I don’t use this section much tho).
On top of that you can create parties, guilds and collect a VAST amount of pixel art pets, mounts and equipoment for your avatar, is simply beautiful.
HOW
Every time I say YES to some plan or thing or I see a new habit I want in myself I add it here, and every hour or so every day I see my list and check what I can complete, rarely I go to sleep without checking if I missed something, that way I can plan extra if I did.
My dashboard looks like this.
I use the format [CATEGORY] - [Task] to keep a track of things related to each other more easily.
When I am working I take little rests of 5 - 15 min every 45 - 60 minutes, this give me enough time to do a lot of things around the house and also keeps me concentrated, and most importantly to check Habitica and see if I have something missing for the day.
RESULTS
My days started to be like 500% more productive, I even add time with friends there, recreation is important too, my friendships flourished, my family is happier with me being in more contact, my extra activities feel amazingly coordinated and I grow in a steady pase, personally and professionally.
I thank Habitica to create such a beautiful tool.
CONCLUSION
If you struggle with organizing your life and ToDo lists seem pretty dull to you, try this out, is so much fun, send me a DM, my user is @Horothenic have fun being productive.
