Building Habits

Habits are a core part of your routine—and ByDesign makes it easy to build ones that stick. Whether you're building a solo streak or teaming up with friends, tracking habits has never felt this intuitive (or fun).

Written By Chirali Jain

Start small. Stay consistent. Grow over time.

✨ 3 Ways to Add a Habit

You can create a habit in ByDesign in three ways:

1. From the Dashboard

  • Add the Habit Widget (if it’s not already there)

  • Click the ➕ button to create a new habit
    This is the easiest way to get started and track habits day-to-day.

2. From the Calendar

  • Click anywhere on the calendar

  • In the creation modal, choose Habit from the top bar

  • Fill in the details just like you would for a task or event

3. From the Hub

  • Open the hub from the sidebar

  • Browse our pre-created habits

  • Add any habit you like with one click
    This is perfect if you're not sure where to start.

🧩 Customizing Your Habit

When creating a habit, you can tailor every detail:

  • Name + Emoji: Give your habit an identity

  • Start & End Date: Choose when it begins, and optionally, when it ends

  • All-Day or Time-Specific:

    • All-day habits are tracked across the day

    • Time-specific habits appear at a fixed time in your calendar

  • Recurring Schedule:

    • Daily (e.g. every day or every weekday)

    • Weekly (pick custom days—Mon/Wed/Fri, or just Sundays)

    • Monthly (e.g. "every 2nd Monday" or "on the 15th")

    • Yearly (e.g. "Jan 1st" or "every anniversary date")

  • Reminders: Get notified when it’s time

  • External Calendar Sync: Push your habits to your Google Calendar if you want to see them elsewhere

🫶 Build Habits With Friends

You can share habits with your friends to track progress and keep each other accountable.

There are two ways to add someone to your habit:

  1. Send them a link to your habit

  2. If they’re already on ByDesign, connect with them and add them from the habit’s Edit modal

When a habit is shared:

  • Everyone sees their own checkboxes and progress

  • Everyone can rename the habit to fit their own routine

  • There's a friendly leaderboard (great for motivation!)

  • You can comment on the habit to cheer each other on, share tips, or remind someone (kindly 😉)

Whether it's a daily walk, no-sugar streak, or a journaling challenge—doing it together makes it way more fun.

📆 Drag & Drop to Reschedule

Habits are flexible. Even if you’ve set a specific time:

  • You can drag and drop them within your calendar

  • This won’t affect your recurring pattern—just that day’s time

  • Perfect for all-day habits you want to do at a different hour on a specific day

Start with one or two small habits to stay consistent

ByDesign was built to help you not just plan, but become the version of yourself you're working toward.
Habits are the quiet, powerful part of that journey and now you’ve got the tools to make them yours.