Found out my habit tracker was lying to me for 8 months

I was going through my old bullet journal last night and noticed I had colored in "exercised" for a whole week in March. Thing is, I had the flu that week and definitely didn't go anywhere near a gym. Made me wonder how many other days I'm just filling in out of habit instead of what actually happened. Anyone ever catch themselves doing the same thing with their trackers?

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troyp3727d ago

Doesn't it mess with your head when you realize you've been faking data to yourself? I caught myself checking boxes on days I was barely awake and it made me question everything. Your system is only as good as your honesty and that's a hard truth to swallow.

gibson.sean27d ago

I've done this more times than I'd like to admit. The trick that actually worked for me was switching to a weekly review instead of daily check-ins. Every Sunday I go back through the week and mark what actually happened, not what I wished happened. Also started leaving a blank space if I wasn't 100% sure I did it. Sounds small but it totally changed how honest my tracker is now.