Did you know it takes on average 66 days to form a new habit? New habits are hard to keep, which is why tracking them matters. Are you making progress? Do you need to make any changes?
It is much easier to monitor your progress if you mark it in a bullet journal every day. You can identify trends and make changes when you can see them written down. For example, if you notice you drink less water every Saturday, you can take steps to fix that pattern.
Habit trackers are one of the most useful elements of bullet journaling. What you track will depend on your own goals. Below are 60+ ideas to get you started, organised by category.
For a full walkthrough of how to set up and read your trackers, read our complete guide to habit trackers.
Why track habits in your bullet journal?
When your habit tracker lives inside your journal, you check in with it intentionally each time you open your spread. That daily glance keeps habits front of mind in a way a wall chart often does not.
Prefer a guided format? A wellness journal or daily planner can work well for mood, sleep and daily check-in habits.
Health and fitness habit tracker ideas
- Daily exercise
- Morning stretch or mobility
- 10,000 steps
- Strength training
- Yoga or Pilates
- Swimming
- Cycling or walking commute
- Healthy eating
- Eating five portions of fruit and veg
- Drinking enough water
- No smoking
- Reduced alcohol consumption
- Taking vitamins or supplements
- Getting eight hours of sleep
- Going to bed before a set time
Wellbeing and self-care habit tracker ideas
- Morning meditation
- Evening meditation
- Regular journaling
- Gratitude practice
- Morning pages
- Therapy sessions
- Time outdoors
- Less time on social media
- Digital detox hour
- Skincare routine
- Taking breaks from your desk
- Reading before bed (not on a screen)
- Saying no to something that drains you
- Checking in with your mood
- Practising deep breathing
Work and study habit tracker ideas
- Content planning
- Blogging
- Social media content creation
- Recording videos or podcasts
- Reading educational books
- Researching key topics
- Taking a course or programme
- Writing a newsletter
- Attending networking events
- Applying for new jobs
- Updating your CV or portfolio
- Completing focused study sessions
- Reviewing lecture notes
- Working on an essay or dissertation
- Language practice
Home and life admin habit tracker ideas
- Meal planning
- Cooking at home
- Doing the laundry
- Tidying for 15 minutes
- Washing up before bed
- Watering plants
- Taking bins out
- Reviewing finances
- Logging spending
- Paying bills on time
- Decluttering one drawer or shelf
- Preparing lunch the night before
Relationships habit tracker ideas
- Phone calls with friends
- Checking in with family
- Date night or quality time with a partner
- Writing a letter or card
- Complimenting someone sincerely
- Active listening practice
- Reaching out to someone you have not spoken to in a while
- Spending device-free time with loved ones
Creativity and hobby habit tracker ideas
- Filling in your bullet journal
- Practising an instrument
- Going for a hike
- Sewing or knitting
- Colouring in
- Drawing or sketching
- Taking your camera on a walk
- Visiting a museum or gallery
- Reading a book (pair with a reading journal)
- Creative writing
- Practising calligraphy or lettering
- Trying a new recipe
- Learning a new skill for 20 minutes
How to use this list
Do not try to track everything at once. Pick three to five habits that matter most this month and add them to your spread. At the end of the month, ask whether each habit feels automatic yet. If not, keep tracking it. If yes, swap in something new.
Only track habits you can control. Tasks that depend on other people or external forces are better logged as goals than daily ticks. For more on that, see our habit tracker guide and mood tracker ideas.
New to the method? Start with our guide to bullet journaling before you draw your first spread.
Choose your journal
Draw habit trackers in a lined notebook or wellness journal, or explore all journals and notebooks to find a format you will open every day.
