Do you remember as a kid marking off the days on the wall calendar until your birthday, or some other random special future event? I sure do. Like back in ‘82 when I was wasting away in prison, x-ing off the days until I could walk out of that joint and reclaim my life in [...]
Do you remember as a kid marking off the days on the wall calendar until your birthday, or some other random special future event? I sure do. Like back in ‘82 when I was wasting away in prison, x-ing off the days until I could walk out of that joint and reclaim my life in society proper; that calendar was my only friend in those dark times.
[Editor's Note: Jamie was 8 in 1982, you do the math.]
Well anyway, that’s almost exactly what Streaks Motivational Calendar is like! It’s actually a fantastically simple concept for an app, but that’s what makes it so ingenious. Streaks is a simple motivational calendar which allows you to check off days as they go by, and that’s basically it in a nutshell. You want to quit smoking? Set up a calendar called, ‘Days Without Cigs’ and start marking off the days you successfully go without one. It’s the whole visual progress thing, it gives you something a little more than just knowing in your head that you’re reaching your goals, whatever they may be.
Like I said, it’s so simple it’s shocking. Any kind of thing you want to keep track of such as cardio workouts, or days without chocolate, or half-hour meditation sessions, or how long you can go without punching another person in the face. There’s something deeply satisfying about making that little X to show that you’ve once again done something you’ve set out to do. Streaks keeps track of the longest period that you’ve done whatever it is you’re trying to do, hence the name Streaks. If you miss a day or more, the app resets your current streak count and starts counting again all while reminding what your longest successful streak was.
It appears that you can have any number of calenders, tracking multiple things, and it couldn’t be simpler to setup; simply give your new calendar a name and start marking time. It’s just that easy and uncomplicated and that, for me, is pretty refreshing to find for such a useful app. Streaks [iTunes link] is well worth the $1.99 price at the iTunes App Store; if you’re like me and find yourself taking two steps forward and 1 step back when it comes to accomplishing certain things then you will no doubt find Streaks very useful and rewarding.
Olivia Wilde
Megan Fox
No comments:
Post a Comment