§ My Habits

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Habits are single-action recurring behaviors that support goals. They differ from projects in that they never "complete" — they're ongoing practices.

Habits vs Projects: A habit is a single recurring action (posting, walking, lifting). Multi-step work that requires planning, drafting, editing, etc. is a project, not a habit.

Configuration: Each habit is defined as a note in habits/ with frontmatter config (data source, frequency, target, thresholds). The backend reads these configs to serve heatmap data via API and MCP.

Established Habits

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Building Habits

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Graduation Criteria

A building habit can graduate to established when:

• 30+ days consistent — the behavior is happening reliably
• Feels automatic — low friction, doesn't require willpower
• Has tracking mechanism — data source exists to verify consistency

When graduating:

1. Update the habit note's status frontmatter from building to established
2. Archive or stop the recurring Todoist task