I am going to be completely honest. Most of the time, I don’t end up filling out my habit trackers. It’s kind of funny that they’re meant to track habits and I don’t make it a habit to use one!

Either way, I do like the idea of them! And along the way, I have discovered four main types of habit trackers.

What Is a Habit Tracker?

So first, what is a habit tracker?

A habit tracker is exactly what it might sound like. It’s a spread in your bullet journal that helps to track varying kinds of habits. Examples could be drinking a certain amount of water, waking up at a certain time, and exercising.

The idea is that once you complete the habit for the day, week, or month (however it is that you have it organized), you check off the habit on your habit tracker.

I’ve come up with four different kinds of habit trackers. They vary in the time that it took to make them, as well as their general appearance and aesthetic.

Box Habit Trackers

These are some of my favorites.

They’re designed so there isn’t a specific date on the tracker that you’re marking. Instead, using the dot grid spacing, you mark in the next empty box once the habit is completed.

The boxes can be blank after you fill them in, or you can add a date when you complete the task.

This allows for you to see how many days you completed the task, and how many days you did not.

Month Habit Trackers

I will say that I do like how these trackers look, but I do not enjoy the creation of them.

Here, it’s very easy to mark down the day that you completed the habit, but the time that it takes to write out each day of the month is time consuming. Especially if you’re tracking many habits at the same time.

However, if you have a sticker or stamp correlating to the month, the process could be easier and worth it!

Charted Habit Trackers

This tracker is definitely the easiest out of the four to make.

It consists of two lines, the days of the month, and the habits you want to track.

This is definitely the tracker that I would use if tracking many habits at the same time.

The only downside for me is that if you miss a day, it might be a little bit difficult to find your place again and get back on track.

Circular Habit Trackers

It’s only fitting that the next and final tracker I list is the hardest and most time consuming out of the four! (Yes, even more time consuming than the Month Tracker!)

You create the tracker using circles. And if you don’t have a stencil, it can take a long time to sketch and go over with pen.

These trackers are ones that I would use if you had less things to track. The further into the circle you go, the smaller the boxes get. This makes it hard to continue tracking different items.

I do think that the appearance of the circles is very satisfying! If you had the time and the tools for it, it could be a great option for your habit tracker!

Final Thoughts

I 100% think that habit trackers can be very useful when it comes to staying on track with goals and maintaining habits.

I also believe that different kinds of habit trackers work best for different people. If you don’t think that habit trackers are for you, it’s possible that you haven’t found the right one yet! I know that I haven’t, and I’m going to keep trying out different kinds until I do!