cations is a terminal-based application designed to help users establish and maintain recurring habits. It encourages incremental progress by focusing on small, manageable activities that can be repeated consistently.
The application follows principles associated with habit formation, particularly the idea that regular completion of simple activities can contribute to longer-term improvements.
Each habit is represented by an “ion”, which corresponds to an activity the user wants to repeat. An ion might represent reading, writing, exercise, studying or another personal objective. Users can choose activities that are easy to complete initially and gradually increase their difficulty as the routine becomes established.
cations records completion streaks, allowing users to monitor how many consecutive days they have performed an activity. Missing a day resets the corresponding streak, providing a straightforward measure of consistency.
The application is controlled from the terminal and does not require a graphical desktop environment. Its interface focuses on habit completion and progress rather than more elaborate project management functionality.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Create individual habits represented by ions.
- Track recurring activities on a daily basis.
- Mark habits as completed for the current day.
- Maintain completion streaks for individual habits.
- Reset streak counts when an activity is missed.
- Monitor progress towards developing consistent routines.
- Use simple activities as a starting point for more demanding habits.
- Manage tracked habits through a terminal interface.
- Access an integrated controls reference.
- Operate without requiring a graphical desktop application.
Website: github.com/milan5000/cations
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Developer: Alcryst
License: MIT License
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