Logging FAQ

Every metric is one of two types, chosen when you create it.

Today's amount (called a “rate” metric) is what happened today — hours worked, minutes meditated, today's body fat reading. You log a fresh number each time.

My new total (called a “cumulative” metric) is a running total — total revenue, total books read so far, total words in the manuscript. You log where the total stands now, not how much changed since last time.

Mixing these up is the single most common source of confusing charts — see the per-metric guide below for which is which.

It depends on the metric type:

For most “today's amount” metrics (hours, minutes, counts — anything you're accumulating), two logs the same day add together. Two work sessions of 2h and 3h become 5h that day. This is intentional — log every time, and it adds up correctly.

For percentage or “lower is better” metrics (body fat %, weight toward a lower target), two logs the same day are averaged instead, since two measurements of the same thing shouldn't sum to double.

For “my new total” metrics, only the most recent log of the day counts — it's a running total, so the latest number is the accurate one.

If you made a mistake, edit or delete the log instead of logging a correction — a second entry will combine with the first, not replace it (except for running totals, where the newest always wins).

For most “today's amount” metrics, a skipped day counts as a real zero in your averages — that's what makes the forecast honest. If you work out 3 days a week and skip the other 4, your weekly rate reflects that, rather than pretending every day was a workout day.

Percentage and “lower is better” metrics (body fat %, weight) are the exception — a skipped day is just skipped, not treated as zero, since “0% body fat” would be meaningless.

Streaks count consecutive calendar days with a log. That fits daily habits (meditation, sleep) well, but if you're intentionally doing something 3–4 times a week (workouts, practice sessions), the streak will reset on every rest day — that's expected, not a bug. For non-daily habits, look at your weekly rate on the metric page instead of the streak number; it's the more honest signal of consistency.

Log each time you work out, the same day it happens — enter “1” per session. Two workouts in one day correctly add up to 2. Rest days need no action; they're automatically counted as 0, which is what turns your logs into an accurate weekly rate (e.g. 3 logs in 7 days ≈ a rate of 3/week).

You can log once a week with a single number like “3”, and the math still works out to roughly the same weekly rate once averaged over a few weeks. But it's worth knowing the trade-off: right after you log that weekly “3”, your trailing 7-day average will look artificially high; right before you log it, it'll look artificially low (near zero). Logging per-workout keeps the numbers smooth and keeps the personal-record and streak features responsive in real time — weekly logging works, but is lumpier.

Yes — the same logic applies to anything with a natural weekly (not daily) cadence: outreach messages, practice sessions, screen-free evenings. Log an entry each time the thing happens, and let the app compute the weekly or monthly rate for you, rather than doing the weekly math yourself and logging one summary number.

No. “My new total” metrics (revenue, savings, total books read) only need a new entry when the total actually changes. Log weekly or even monthly if that's your natural cadence — the forecast spreads the growth evenly across the gap between entries, so the projection stays accurate either way. Daily logging just gives you a smoother chart, not a more correct one.

• Total Revenue, Savings — running totals. Log your current balance whenever it changes; weekly is fine.
• Customers — running total. Log your current customer count.
• Outreach Messages — log a count each day you send outreach; multiple sessions the same day add up.

• Deep Work Hours, Coding Practice, Language Study — log the amount for that session; multiple sessions the same day add up.
• Books Read — running total. Log your new count when you finish a book, not “books read today.”

• Workout Minutes, Steps — log the amount for that day. For steps in particular, log your final daily total once at day's end — logging your phone's running step count twice in a day will double-count it.
• Running Distance — this one defaults to a running total (built for “run 1,000km this year”), so log your year-to-date distance, not each run's distance. If you'd rather log each run separately and have them add up automatically, create it as a “today's amount” metric instead.
• Body Fat % — log today's reading. Multiple measurements the same day average together, and skipped days don't count against you.
• Sleep Hours — log hours slept; naps logged separately the same day add to the total.

• Words Written — running total by default. Log your manuscript's current word count, not words written in that session. Prefer per-session logging? Create it as “today's amount” instead and the app will sum your sessions for you.
• Content Published — running total of pieces published.
• Practice Sessions — log “1” per session; same-day sessions add up.

• Meditation — log minutes per session; same-day sessions add up.
• Screen-Free Evenings — log “1” on evenings you succeed. Don't log on evenings you don't — it's automatically counted as a miss.
• Journal Entries, Days Alcohol-Free — running totals. Log your new tally on days you add to it; no need to log on off days.

It's an optional multiplier for “my new total” metrics, for when what you're logging isn't quite the same thing you want projected.

Example: you log meetings booked as your running total, but you'd rather see the chart project revenue — assuming each meeting is worth roughly $500. Set the per-day factor to 500, and the projection scales your logged growth rate by that multiplier. It only changes what's displayed on the forecast — it doesn't change what you actually log, and it's only available for running-total metrics.

Most metrics don't need this — it's tucked under “Advanced options” for a reason. Skip it unless you specifically want the chart to show a different unit than what you're logging.

Open the metric from your dashboard and check the label under the chart, or revisit how you set it up: if you chose “Today's amount” when creating it, same-day entries add up (or average, for % metrics); if you chose “My new total,” only your latest entry each day counts. When in doubt, ask yourself: “am I describing what happened today, or where things stand overall?” The first is “today's amount,” the second is “my new total.”