Revisiting my habit tracking

05 Aug 2022

About 10 years ago, I stumbled upon a habit-tracking guide called Kratos Guide (KG).
It included a for me novel approach to tracking one’s new habits. Via an excel sheet and ticking off what habits have been done that day.
But most importantly for a 16-year-old me, it had a list of habits the writer found essential.

Krato’s 16 daily habits

1. Exercise
2. Meditation
3. Reading
4. Creative Recreation
5. Nutrition
6. Reasonable Spending
7. Brain Buster + Current Events
8. Social
9. Personal Management
10. Project 1, 2 or more times a week
11. Podcast/TED Talk/University Lecture
12. Language
13. Plan the next day
14. Sleep
15. Professional Development
16. Journal + Research

Why revisit?

Over the years, I have implemented some of these and also failed at implementing some of them.
Now that I have reached my late twenties, it is time to revisit and reimplement my habits.

Essential Habits IMHO

1. Nutrition: Fresh Food, less processed, the better.
2. Sleep: At least 5h per night
3. Exercise: I agree with the author of KG that Exercise is essential.
4. Meditation: Exercise for the Body. Meditate for the mind. But both benefit the Body and Mind
5. Reasonable Spending Personal Finance: Most of us, including myself, are not part of the super-rich. It is crucial for us to manage our finances.
   These 5 habits are the most essential in my opinion. They are ranked in order of importance.
   In my opinion having a good habit of taking care of these 5, but you in the right starting Position to add others.
   Note: Personal Finance includes your job, mortage, rent etc. . Personal Goal 1: Implement all of these in my daily life

Different stages in life

Currently I am writing my master thesis and will be entering the job market after. For this reasons some habits are more important to me for obvious reasons:

1. Professional Development: Everything I learn and study during my thesis should be important for my later job.
   • Research and Reading are a part of this habit
   • Write: Training how to express yourself
2. Plan the next day: Time is of essence during a thesis.
   • Journal

Additional habits, but not essential

Thee are extras I deem important, but not essential. I will implement them once all the others are implemented

• Language: I completed the first 50% of A1 Chinese and plan on keeping a daily habit of revising.
• Social