Welcome Wednesday: What's your Home Screen? 🏡

[Dave Liao __]

In the States it was just Groundhog Day - for those who don't know, certain Americans pay attention to a groundhog annually, and if it sees its shadow, that means there will be a longer winter.

But this post is about the movie "Groundhog Day", where the protagonist wakes up on the same day, over and over. He escapes the cycle by improving himself.

How do YOU escape your personal Groundhog Day? What special launcher or widgets or habits do you use to make sure you're steadily working to improve yourself?

[Amanda Barber]

My favorite apps for holding myself accountable to my goals are...

• Duolingo (French - streak day 815!)
• Habit tracker
• Storygraph + Libby (ebooks from the library)
• Gym app for registering for my favorite classes + Garmin for tracking my workouts

My goals are all focused on continual, incremental improvement!

[Dave Liao __]

I used to use Habitica as a habit tracker, I should again... I think it is (for me) the perfect way to track my daily habits in one place! Plus, I love videogames.

[Amanda Barber]

Oooh, thanks for the suggestion. Mine is super basic but since I love checking off tasks, it works fine. :-D

[Rebekka Heilmann _viadee_]

I just set up "Focus Mode" on my phone to block Apps like Instagram and certain games I tend to turn to in moments of weakness. I'll probably upgrade that soon to something that can have focus times per App though. I do need Youtube during the day from time to time, but I certainly don't need it at 1 am on a weekday :D

[Amanda Barber]

I like the One Sec app for that (sort of!) You select the app(s) you want to add it to and it basically makes you pause for a second before opening the app. Most of the time, I didn't actually care to go on the app and just go back out. ;)

[Barbara Szczesniak]

I use my Fitbit app to keep track of my:

• sleep patterns (extended difficulty sleeping is a migraine trigger for me)
• water intake (I take a medication that requires me to drink more water than I might usually)
• steps – to make sure I move each hour and to try to reach my goal each day