225 Habits To Track + Free Printable Habit Tracker
Looking to introduce some good habits into your daily routine to create positive change in your life? Well, you’re in the perfect place.
Today we’re sharing 225 habits to track. You’ll also get access to a free printable habit tracker to help you get started on your journey.
These positive habits are a game-changer when it comes to living an intentional life.
To find the kind of habits you’re most interested in, I’ve organized the habits below by category. As follows:
- Mental Health
- Physical Health
- Spiritual Growth
- Work & Career Habits
- Productivity
- Household
- Financial Habits
- Personal Development
- Self Care
- Creative
- Social & Relationship Habits
- Bad Habits to Quit
Just click the above category you want to check out first to get started.
You’ll also find:
- A free printable habit tracker you can download now
- Tips to use a habit tracker
- How many habits you should track
Let’s get into it!
Why Use a Habit Tracker?
Keeping track of your habits has so many powerful benefits, such as:
Gives You Motivation
Tracking your habits daily or weekly is a great way to give yourself the motivation to stay on the right track.
If you’ve ever heard of the ‘don’t break the chain’ method from Seinfeld you’ll know how powerful it is to keep going – to not break that chain!
It’s also helpful to keep track of daily tasks you don’t love but still need to do.
Helps You See The Journey
In addition to helping with motivation, tracking your habits will help you see your journey, from when you began to where you are today.
So what if in the beginning, you don’t hit 10K steps a day – that’s okay.
The goal with tracking habits is to be consistent, so instead of setting a goal to hit 10,000 steps every day of the week, you might want to start with 6000 steps and work up from there. Or you could aim for 3 days a week at 10,000 steps.
Inspires You To Get Into a Routine
Just ticking the boxes every day or filling in your habit tracker is a good way to start a new routine.
It’s a daily reminder to get started on the new habit you want to incorporate into your routine.
It’s a visual reminder to stay on track.
Helps You Reach A New Goal
Big goals can seem overwhelming, but in order to achieve a goal all you need to do is focus on a single habit, one at a time, allowing you to reach your goal.
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225 Healthy Habits To Track in 2023
Mental Health Habits To Track
- Practice positive affirmations
- Get fresh air outside
- Track your mood
- Spend time on a hobby
- Write in a gratitude journal
- Talk to a friend
- Release feelings – journaling or talking to someone
- Therapy
- CBT exercises from a book like Mind Over Mood
- Do something you love
- Practice self-care
- Practice saying no
- Get physical activity
- Have a shower
- Get dressed
- Eat healthy meals
- No social media days
- Self-Love journaling
- Listen to happy music
- Work on a personal goal
- Find ways to laugh – funny videos, stand-up comedy on Netflix, etc
- Follow a healthy morning or bedtime routine
- Give yourself downtime to rest and rejuvenate
- Practice mindfulness
- Be kind to yourself – focus on positive inner dialogue
Physical Health Habits
- Track your water intake
- Use a food journal
- Walk daily – set a step or time-based goal
- Meal prep
- Cooked at home
- Drink a glass of water first thing in the morning
- Stretch (morning or evening)
- Get 7-9 hours sleep
- Eat a healthy breakfast
- Take medication
- Take vitamins
- Exercised for at least 30 minutes
- Eat 5 servings of vegetables
- Eat 4 servings of fruit
- No alcohol
- Drink water and lemon first thing in the morning
- Have one fully plant-based meal a day
- No added sugar
- No caffeine
- Take the stairs, park further from your destination or get off the bus one stop early
- Walk your dog
- Go for a run
- Track symptoms – headaches, joint pain, etc
- Floss daily
- No sweets
- Bring lunch to work
- Lift weights
- Use sunscreen
Related: 25 Physical Self-Care Examples to Boost Your Health
Spiritual Growth Habits
- Yoga
- Meditation
- Daily prayer
- Write in a prayer journal
- Study religious texts
- Attend a religious service (church, temple, mosque, etc)
- Daily acts of kindness
- Be humble
- Serve and show your love to others
- Show your gratitude to others
- Look for the kindness in others
- Practice patience
- Share your faith
- Act with Filotimo – popular Greek word and way of living, hard to properly translate but loosely means…
“Filotimo describes a complex array of virtues that encompasses honour, dignity and pride, the ideal actions and behaviours, hospitality, bonds, and responsibilities between each other.” (Source)
Work and Career Habits
- Wake up early – aim for 30 mins to 1 hour earlier than your normal time
- Get to work 10 minutes early
- Create a concrete agenda for every meeting you set
- Ask co-workers how they are – be friendly, have a chat
- Complete your most important task for the day first
- Add value to every meeting you attend – ask questions, share thoughts
- Network
- Set weekly, monthly goals and quarterly goals
- Create a daily to-do list (that you actually follow)
- Respond to emails in the same day
- Prep for 10 minutes before every meeting
- Clean your desk at the end of each day
- Take a course to strengthen skills – work on it throughout the week
- Get outside for a conference call – walk and talk
- Talk to your boss – share wins, ask questions, and get to know what they want from you
- Learn a new skill – grab 1 free month of Skillshare here
- Ask for feedback
- Ask what skills you need for a promotion – then work towards this everyday
- Close down your work by 5 or 6 pm every night
- Dress for the job your want (not the one you have)
- Look for ways to help others
- Read an industry article every morning
- Meet your deadlines – always
- Coffee with coworker
- Decline meetings you don’t need to attend
- Social media posting
Productivity Habits
- Use the Pomodoro technique
- Stop multitasking
- Plan your day the night before
- Take a 5-minute break every hour
- Batch task – do similar habits in the same work session, i.e. graphic design
- Don’t hit snooze in the morning
- Snooze your phone calls during work sessions
- Organize your tasks based on the Eisenhower Matrix – which helps you identify tasks to focus on first based on importance and urgency
- Add tasks to your calendar to block off the time – giving yourself permission to focus on that specific task
- Plan your week every Sunday or Monday morning (and follow that plan)
- Write your top 3 goals/tasks in your calendar or planner every day (this will help you focus on what matters most)
- Use an app like toggl to track your time on projects (especially if you have to track your hours for clients
- Use a distractions list – anytime something off topic pops into your mind throughout the day, simply add it to the list to deal with later
- Start the day with your hardest task first – known as ‘Eat The Frog’
Household Habits To Track
- Sweep/vacuum the floor
- 10-minute tidy-up every night
- Made the bed
- Rinsed/cleaned the shower
- Followed chore schedule
- One load of laundry a day
- Unload dishwasher
- Tidy/clean fridge
- Clean toilet
- Clean sink
- Tidy daily clutter
- Water plants
- Make dinner
- Tackle in-coming paperwork every day (junk mail, bills)
- Declutter
- Regularly donate stuff you don’t need
- Fix one small thing every day/week, etc that’s been bothering you at home
- Gardening
- Walk the dog
Financial Habits
- Track daily expenses
- Track income – If self-employed review every day or week
- Follow a daily/weekly budget
- Pay bills right away
- Research new ways to increase income
- Worked on side hustle
- No online spending
- Zero spend month (other than essentials – food, bills)
- Put money into savings
- Reduce the amount spent on home utilities (gas, water, hydro) – turn lights off, use appliances during off-peak, etc
- Learn something new every day based on your financial goals – read articles, listen to podcasts, etc
- Set up automatic money transfers to your savings account and check it weekly or monthly for encouragement
- Look for ways to save every day and track new ideas and hacks you’ve discovered
- Use cash for all purchases
- Make healthy budget meals (that doesn’t sacrifice flavour)
Personal Development Habits
- Read everyday
- Learn from a podcast – The Diary of a CEO is my new favourite
- Follow a healthy morning routine
- Take a course
- Write one line a day every day – here’s a cute journal to start this habit
- Create a SMART goal and track your daily progress
- Volunteer
- Leave a space better than you found it – especially in public
- Say YES, especially if you’re in the habit of saying no – especially to things that can help you grow as a person
- Use ‘The 5 Second Rule’ from Mel Robbins – count back from 5-4-3-2-1 and then take action (great for you procrastinators out there)
- Completed or worked towards something from bucket list
- Listen to a podcast
- Learn from a TED Talk – Here’s a powerful one on the longest study ever done on happiness
Self-Care Habits To Track
- Quality alone time
- Practice positive self-talk
- Go on a date with yourself
- Write down one thing a day you love about yourself
- Unplug from technology every night 1 hour earlier – then fill your time with something else you’ve been wanting to do
- Practice deep breathing
- Create a ‘feel better’ list and use is daily (when needed)
- Do something that physically feels good – hot bath, using essential oils, getting a massage, etc
- Ask for a hug
- Spend time in nature
- Do something creative
- Stay true to your personal boundaries
- Wash face and moisturize nightly
👉 Check out my Self-Care Planner Worksheets to help you build a happy balanced week.
Creative Habits To Track
- Brainstorm creative ideas every day
- Write for 30 minutes a day
- Spend time learning about artists, writers
- Work from a different location every day – new locales spark creativity and new ideas
- Read poetry
- Write poetry
- Try new creative outlets – like social media – try Youtube, love sketching – try watercolor
- Creative reflection and journaling
- Network with other creatives
- Allocate time to regular daydreaming (doing nothing and seeing where your mind travels)
- Use an adult coloring book
- Work on a puzzle
- Take a meaningful photo every day
- Learn a creative skill like brush lettering
- Make a new recipe – aim for something new a few times a week
- Work on a craft
Social / Relationship Habits To Track
- Call your mom/dad/sister/brother
- Say I love you to your partner
- Kiss your spouse
- Family dinners
- Date night
- Be a good listener
- Do something kind for someone
- Don’t use your phone when talking to someone
- Stay in contact with people that matter to you
- Sex with your partner – especially great if you’re trying to conceive
- Stop texting and start calling people
- Have a weekly girl’s brunch or night out
- Talk to someone you don’t know
- Don’t complain
- Look for things you have in common with someone – especially if you don’t get along
- Reply to text messages
- Send a handwritten letter (or postcard) to a friend or family member
Bad Habits to Quit
- Reduce screentime to less than 1 hour
- Getting takeout
- Eating fried food
- Smoking
- Drinking
- Mindless eating / binge-eating
- Buying coffee out
- Biting nails
- Drinking soda
- Mindlessly scrolling
- Being late
- Negative self-talk
- Using screens before bed
- Staying up too late
- Skipping meals
- Procrastination
- Buying things you don’t need – overspending
- Too much social media
- Being rude/angry to the people you love
- Leaving things to the last minute
- Dwelling on the negative
- No phone at the dinner table
- Any other negative habit you have – focus on ending it and keep track of that!
- Interrupting people
- Gossiping
Download Your Free Printable Habit Tracker To Get Started
Once you download the free habit tracker you can use one or a few of these habit tracker ideas to get started. Before you know it you’ll be focused on creating better habits in various areas of your life.
This daily habit tracker includes space to keep track of your weekly habits and before you know it your new habit will be second nature.
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Tips for using a habit tracker
Set the right goal using the SMART goals method
You want to make sure your goal aligns with what you actually want to achieve. If you don’t want to do it – trust me, your habit tracker will end up having more blank spots than you want.
Be Honest!
You can’t accurately track if you’re lying to yourself Remember this is for you and you only.
Have Fun & Get Creative
Use vibrant pens or markers to track your habits or use a variety of different habit trackers to mix things up.
If you miss a day, no problem
Don’t let this deter you. Just pick it up again the following day.
Don’t track habits you already do
For example, there’s no need to track when you brush your teeth (hopefully). Although this might be a good habit for your child to track!
Try Habit Stacking
This is adding a new habit to an existing habit you already do.
Start With Small Habits First
Then build on larger habits once you get into your new routine of tracking habits.
Create Time For Reflection
What will you change next week or next month based on what you learned?
Be Kind To Yourself
Habit trackers are not meant to track your value as a person. So, if you don’t complete the habits you want in a given week or month don’t use negative self-talk.
Instead reflect on what worked and what didn’t work, so you can use the learnings for the next week or month.
How Many Habits Should You Track?
I’m a believer that it’s not about the number of habits you track, but choosing the right habits to track.
I like to keep habits to a reasonable amount – ideally no more than 5 at a time, otherwise it can become overwhelming which could deter you from sticking to any new habits.
But, you know yourself best, so you do you.
If you are brand new to habit tracking I say start with tracking just one important new habit that you’d like to bring into your routine.
Next Step: Download Your Free Printable Habit Tracker
This simple habit tracker is ready for you to download and get started on your new habit formation journey.
You’ll receive a pdf file. Once you download the weekly habit tracker pdf, print it off and get started!
You can use different colors to fill in the spots or check mark the box every time you complete a habit.
What Are you going to use from this habit list?
Will you try some new daily habits? Share a new habit you’re going to focus on – in the comments below.
Related Resources To Create Good Habits:
- 35 Habits To Improve Mental Health
- 70 Good Daily Habits: The Ultimate List
- Weekly & Monthly Habit Tracker Printables
- 3 Steps to Create Lasting Habits
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This is perfect! Thanks for sharing all these amazing habits to track. This was exactly what I needed!
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