I'm a high school student, taking a college course called Tech 120. In the class, we brainstorm potential solutions to specific problems. My group focused on bad habits, so I decided to ask about bad habits in dentistry, I was just wondering if anyone had a personal experience regarding the negative effects of tooth grinding, nailbiting, really any bad dental habit. Tobacco usage as well, and the dental issues it led to in your life.

1. How subconscious is nailbiting or tooth grinding to you? Do you often just catch yourself doing it?

2. Have you seen the bad dental impact of tobacco in your life?

3. How often do you find yourself engaging in bad dental habits?

4. Have especially stressful times in your life ever awakened a bad dental habit? Or at least made it more common.

I hardly know what to ask, so if you have any more input or personal stories about bad dental habits, please share.

How do you stop obsessively and constantly checking Instagram to see who viewed your story, who your ex is following, etc. I feel like it’s a tick at this point I can’t stop.

I’m on my weight loss journey, and let’s be real: weighing, prepping, and storing food is by far the toughest part of the whole process. Honestly, sticking to a gym routine and getting enough sleep feels like a walk in the park compared to this!

So, I’m reaching out for some advice—what strategies, apps, or tricks have worked for you in building and maintaining good food habits?

Thanks a ton, and cheers!

Even though this is self-promotion, I believe this could provide value to people here.

Nothing really there yet except for the idea of the Newsletter (the name is basically the idea).
Please give me your thoughts.
Have a nice day!

Exactly what the title says. What kind of habits that if you do daily or a few times a day the result will be noticeable in just a week. The only habit that i know was nail related. If the nails are weak soak them in half a lemon daily and in a week you can notice them being stronger/break less easily ofc its best to do this habit and any good habit for more than just a week. But, im curious

Every time I go to take a dew dew, I always spread my cheeks before sitting down, because I have the feeling that if I don’t the poop would get the cheeks poopy on the way out, that was hard to explain but does anyone relate somehow?

I have come to realize that there are 3 constant things that I engage in that are stopping me from a lot of thongs. A friend asked me what's holding me back and I automatically already knew the answer. The habit of drinking alcohol after work and during work (lunch hour), smoking weed before work, during work, after work, and watching porn forst thing in the morning when i wake up and before bed time. I want to change this and end these habits. I know I'm choosing to do them in the moment, but what triggers this? How can I change it?

Calm: Meditation https://www.calm.com/

Clarymind: Screen time with a Duolingo-like system https://apps.apple.com/us/app/clarymind-screen-time-focus/id6469414539

Finch: Habit formation https://apps.apple.com/us/app/finch-self-care-pet/id1528595748

Waterllama: Drink more water https://apps.apple.com/us/app/water-tracker-waterllama/id1454778585

Images on the left is hohow I look like. Image on the right is AI generated, how I want to look like. How do I transform? What kind of habits will help me?

Hey r/Habits community! 👋

I'm working on solving a common problem many of us face - the anxiety of breaking streaks in habit trackers. Instead of focusing on perfect streaks, I'm building a tool that measures your overall momentum.

Key Features:

• No more "breaking the chain" anxiety
• Partial completion counts (because life happens!)
• Focus on progress, not perfection
• Simple, clean interface

🎯 If you've ever felt discouraged after breaking a streak, I'd love to hear your thoughts! The survey takes ~5 mins:

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Edit: Wow, thank you for all the responses! I'm reading every single one.

Hey everyone!
I’ve been working on a simple, straightforward habit tracker for people who, like me, just want to keep tabs on a few key areas without a lot of extras. I built this to track my own habits in 2025 and see what’s really going on. I added Google Sign-In to make it as easy as possible—just click and go. I wanted this to be simple, so you can add entries with one button. I picked these specific areas for myself to get clear insights:

• Coffee Consumption

• Sexual Activity

• Bathroom Activity

• Weight

No extra categories or clutter—just the essentials. If you’re interested, check it out here: https://tekking-client.vercel.app/ Would love to hear what you think!

Ever felt guilty about breaking a streak in your habit tracker? Here's a different approach:

What Makes This Different

Instead of "breaking streaks," this app tracks your momentum - like a progress bar that goes up and down naturally. Had a rough day? No problem. Your progress doesn't reset to zero.

How It Works

• Rate how well you did each habit:
  • ✅ Fully done (100%)
  • 🤔 Kind of did it (50%)
  • ❌ Missed today (0%)

That's it! The app calculates your momentum score, giving more weight to recent days than past ones. Think of it like your overall energy level - it can dip and rise, but doesn't crash completely after one bad day.

What You See

• Today's habits
• Your current momentum score
• A simple 7-day graph
• No complicated stuff

Why People Might Like This

• No more feeling guilty about "breaking the chain"
• Partial credit for trying (because something is better than nothing)
• Focus on progress, not perfection
• Super simple to use

Try It Out

• Free version: Track up to 3 habits
• Premium: $5/month for unlimited habits

Would this help you stick to your habits better? Let me know what you think!

I noticed that if I do something in the morning in the fresh air it will make me feel a lot better...what could I do that does not just exercising? (Both relaxing and energetic activities)

What helps you relax before sleeping to have a better sleep? I am asking this as I noticed that if I do something that makes me active before going to bed is gonna be much more difficult sleeping in a decent hour

To releive stress I recently got into the habit of practicing meditation with music playing in the background. I'm happy to share "Ambient, chill & downtempo trip", a carefully curated playlist regularly updated with soothing gems of chill, deep and hypnotic electronic music. The ideal backdrop for relaxation and introspection. Perfect for my meditation sessions.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7G5552u4lNldCrprVHzkMm?si=C94wuPmZRU6BpLY76GeV0A

H-Music

Piggybacking is basically adding a habit to an existing habit that you never skip. I started doing this 2 years ago when I got really serious about my daily routine. In the morning I lift weights, meditate, and read a short prayer. At lunchtime I walk and read or write for my blog. In the evening I practice guitar and stretch. My new wellness blog revolves around healthy habits. Has anyone else had success with this type of piggybacking strategy and can offer examples? Thanks!

Not all relapses or efforts are the same. Some efforts/relapses are more intense and some less. So, we should be allowed to track our \"Persistence Rating\" (sorry in the videos it shows Failure Rating but we changed it to make it sound more positive) and measure our progress. When we relapse, it's also an opportunity to self-reflect and track our insights to be better next time so we should have the ability to do so.

Every time we miss a day or couldn't do our best, it's a opportunity to self-reflect and journal.

https://preview.redd.it/87k8wy0kj0wd1.png?width=2592&format=png&auto=webp&s=208da72aa121aaac8702a23d959cd85d2eaec89b

Lots of themes to choose from, you can have a different theme for different habit categories.

As you keep tracking, you will discover insights about your consistency and performance.

Does it happen to you to have more sleep like at 9 pm rather than 11 pm? Because I noticed that if I exceeds a certain time I am not gonna feel that much tired as I used to in that time

Do you have any suggestions about app that can track your mood and energy?

I Ve been trying to control my sleep to see how much sleep I need for like 6 months giving me rules when to go sleep and when to wake up but I never really made it, so to facilitate this process I just started tracking my normal sleep without giving me specific times when to go to bed and when to wake up and this really worked for me as it was natural and helped figuring out. I am trying to do the same thing with my feeling during the day, but it's really hard for me as it doesn't become naturally to do it during the day. What would you recommend me doing? Is there any app that can facilitate the process?

Hi everyone. I have an issue. I'm realizing that I'm a cereal hoarder and I don't really know how to address it. For starters, I love cereal. The more interesting, the better. It makes practical sense as an early morning meal; it's quick to make, quick to eat, and have all the essentials to start your day. It's just two ingredients (milk/milk substitute and cereal). Best of all? It's cheap and filling.

The thing is, I don't eat breakfast. I always end up not eating anything in the morning and just settling on coffee. As a result, I don't eat cereal like that in the midday or evenings and it just sits there. Occasionally, I'll have some, but then I'm left with milk that I don't drink regularly and have that spoil on me along with the half finished boxes of cereal that's accumulating. And I buy cereal on sale like I'm stocking for the end times.

I understand that I should finish what I have before buying more, but in the back of my mind it makes sense to have it on hand. How can I limit myself and rid my compulsive need to buy a box or two or three every store visit? Right now, I have 12 boxes of cereal and only opened one. Any suggestions?

I recently realized that using my phone but in specific seeing all notifications in the morning just makes me feel a lot more anxious that I would normally without seeing any of them. At the same time I feel the necessity of doing it as I am afraid that I am gonna lose something important for example for university. How do you cope with this? The main problem for me is whatsapp in the sense that is the app that I use the most and It makes me feel more anxious but at the same time if someone is gonna write to me something important it's gonna be there.

I know that it will sound strange but there's something that really makes me unpleasant going to the gym in the morning is having showers in the morning 🤣 I think that's because when I have showers I relax so much and I just consider them at the end of my days so having them in the morning just switch my all routine. Something I also hate is the fact that I love having showers as they give me the right amount of hotness but when I do them in the morning I just feel it's a lot more colder than normally is (I know that is completely subjective but it's my perception). Do you have the same feeling? How can I cope with it or improve this situation?