Habits are the engine of consistency. They turn your big goals into small, repeatable actions or simply help you bring more structure into your daily life. In Griply, you can create habits and recurring tasks, link them to goals or life areas, break them down into subtasks, and track your progress over time.

This guide goes beyond Creating Your First Habits and explains every setting, workflow, and smart tip to get the most out of habits in Griply.

Why Habits Matter in Griply

Big goals aren’t achieved overnight, they’re built through small actions, repeated consistently. That’s why habits are at the core of Griply’s workflow:

• Turn goals into action → Link habits to goals so your daily efforts directly drive results.

• Stay balanced → Spread habits across multiple life areas to invest where it matters most.

• Stay accountable → Visualize your consistency and progress in the Progress Tracking section.

Example: If your goal is to Run a half marathon, you might create supporting habits like Run 3x per week and Stretch daily.

Creating a New Habit or Recurring Task

1. Go to the Habits section in the sidebar.

2. Click Add habit in the top-right corner.

3. Fill in the habit creation form:

   • Name → Use clear, action-based names (“Meditate for 10 minutes,” “Plan weekly meals”).

   • Icon → Choose an icon for quick visual recognition.

   • Schedule → Decide how often the habit should occur (details below).

   • Reminder → Add an optional reminder to stay on track.

   • Priority → Mark habits as high, medium, or low priority.

   • Link to → Connect the habit to a goal or life area, or keep it standalone.

   • Tags → Use tags to group habits for easy filtering.

   • Visibility toggles → Control whether to:

     • Show the habit in the Habits list

     • Include it in your daily task lists

4. Click Save.

Tip: The Description field isn’t part of the initial setup. After creating the habit, open its detail view to add notes, context, or a clear definition of what “done” means.

Setting Up Schedules and Targets

Griply offers flexible ways to schedule habits depending on how often you want to complete them.

1. Repeat on Specific Days

Best for habits tied to fixed days of the week.

Examples:

• Go to the gym on Mon, Wed, Fri

• Publish LinkedIn posts every Tuesday

• Call your parents every Sunday

How to set it up:

1. Under Schedule, select Repeat on specific days.

2. Choose the exact weekdays.

3. Optionally, set the number of completions per day.

   • Example: “Drink 10 glasses of water” → select all weekdays → set 10 completions per day.

2. Set Weekly, Monthly, or Yearly Targets

Perfect for habits where total frequency matters but specific days don’t.

Examples:

• Weekly → “Run 3 times per week”

• Monthly → “Write 5 blog posts per month”

• Yearly → “Hike 12 new trails this year”

How to set it up:

1. Under Schedule, select Set weekly, monthly, or yearly target.

2. Choose your timeframe (week, month, or year).

3. Optionally, switch from times to duration if the habit is time-based.

   • Example: “Read for 5 hours per week.”

Breaking Down Habits with Subtasks

Unlike most habit trackers, Griply lets you add subtasks to your habits — a unique feature that helps you break bigger routines into smaller, trackable actions.

Examples:

• Habit: Strength training

  • Subtasks: “10 squats,” “15 push-ups,” “20 kettlebell swings,” “5 min stretching”

• Habit: Weekly grocery prep

  • Subtasks: “Check pantry,” “Make shopping list,” “Prep vegetables,” “Cook rice”

• Habit: Learning Spanish

  • Subtasks: “Review yesterday’s vocab,” “Complete one Duolingo lesson,” “Listen to a 5-min podcast clip”

• Habit: Skin care routine

  • Subtasks: “Cleanser,” “Toner,” “Moisturizer,” “SPF”

• Habit: Project review

  • Subtasks: “Open KPI dashboard,” “Check deadlines,” “Write 3 key takeaways”

Subtasks make habits less overwhelming and give you a clear, repeatable checklist within each habit.

Tracking Your Progress

Once you start completing habits, Griply automatically tracks your consistency:

• Completions → How many times you’ve completed the habit.

• Completion rate → Your success percentage.

• Perfect weeks → Weeks where you hit your targets 100%.

• Skipped or failed → Count of missed or failed targets.

• Trends → A rolling 12-week chart to visualize progress patterns.

For a broader view across all goals and habits, explore the Progress Tracking article.

Examples of Habit Setups

Here are 20+ real-life examples to inspire you:

Tips for Building Better Habits

• Start small → Build confidence before scaling up.

• Stack habits → Pair a new habit with an existing one (“After brushing teeth, meditate for 2 minutes”).

• Use reminders strategically → Keep notifications focused.

• Reflect regularly → Use the Insights Dashboard to review what’s working and what’s not.