Publisher's Synopsis
In many parts of life, we're expected to learn one task before progressing to the next. We can't go to college without going to high school. We can't run before we learn to walk.Self-improvement is often the same way.Have you ever tried to fix a problem? For the first week or two, you're generally able to stay strong and steady on the pace of healthy change. Yet, if you're like many, you will inevitably revert to your original habits when something unexpected occurs. You can't pinpoint the exact problem beyond knowing that something is wrong.If you don't understand your habits, tendencies, and patterns, you'll probably continue the cycle of short-lived improvements for the rest of your life.Tracking by itself will never fix the problem either, but it does serve as an important grounding step. When you do choose to make progress, you will be able to use the information from your trackers as a means to figuring out solutions that will work better with your personality.When you get the opportunity to go through your habit tracker at the end of the month, you'll have the chance to ask important questions. Are you doing certain things consistently? Are you not doing specific items at all? Is your activity relatively sporadic?When you understand your patterns and tendencies, finding solutions to your problems can become quite a bit easier.While a tracker doesn't necessarily lead to action in itself, knowing your habits and tendencies can serve a huge purpose in your life.However, there are definitely other benefits of utilizing trackers regularly in your routine.Trackers are motivating. Tracking can help you continue the pattern of making certain choices in your day. A lot of people mean well when they start a new habit or create a new goal. Unfortunately, most people don't have the means to track this information in their head. That's where trackers come in.Trackers guide you toward your accomplishments. Using trackers can help you maintain progress.Those who write down their food consumption tend to have better weight loss. Those who write down their goals tend to reach their goals more often than those who don't.Trackers help you maintain accuracy. When you write down what you're doing in your daily life, especially right after you complete a task, you're more likely to accurately log information.Without tracking, people have a tendency to either over-compensate or under-compensate their actions. They may say they ate less than they actually ate, or they exercised more than they actually exercised.In a way, by keeping a tracker, you're helping yourself to stay more honest and true to your plan and vision.
