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title: Contents
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```
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## Inspiration
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This vault is based on the [analog Anti Bad Habit Notebook](Notes/2018-03-29-anti-bad-habit-notebook.md.md) [(external link)](https://blog.kemonine.info/blog/2018-03-29-anti-bad-habit-notebook/) that I created long ago. Due to some health hassles, I've had to stop using analog notebooks which has caused me to re-create my analog notebooks within Obsidian. This is one of many such notebook conversions.
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## Setup
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This vault requires a bit of setup. Below is everything that will need to be done prior to using this vault day to day.
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- Edit `_Templates/Habit.md`
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- Simply clicking the `_Templates` folder name will give you a link to the `Habits.md` file
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- The array of habits needs to be updated: `["Habit1", "Habit2"]`
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- The array of units needs to be updated: `["oz", "mg", "cigarette", "beer", "second", "session"]`
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- Example: if you have "chewing-nails" habit you can track "sessions" or "time chewing as seconds"
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- Add a note for each habit to the `Notes` directory
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- Should have the same name as your habit (ie. `Habit1` or `Habit2`)
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- Document anything you need to be aware of for this habit, such as:
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- Goals
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- Withdrawal symptoms
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- Edit `_Dashboard.md`
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- Update the links so they use your own habits instead of `Habit1`, `Habit2`, etc
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- Remove unneeded links as needed (ie. you are only tracking one habit)
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- Add any additional links as needed (ie. you are tracking more habits than the examples built into the vault)
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- Update the `Colored Tags Wrangler` settings so each habit has it's own color defined
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- Remove/replace the existing example habits that are configured
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## Vault Layout & Use
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- This vault assumes there will be no folders except the `Log` folder and no attachments added to notes
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- The `Log` folder...
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- Contains a folder tree that looks like `Habit/YYYY/MM/DD`
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- Has folder notes for each folder within the tree that give a breakdown of habit information at each level
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- Simply click the `Log` folder name and then click the links on each note to drill down
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- Log entries should have zero content, just the front matter properties at the top of the note
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- The `Notes` folder contains miscellaneous notes and clicking on the folder name will show a list of links, one for each note that's available
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- The `_Dashboard` is the starting point of the vault
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- It shows a high level overview of each habit so you can track progress "at a glance"
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- It has links so you can jump into more detailed areas of the log
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- Entered quantities should be *numeric*
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- Whole numbers like `0`, `10`
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- Decimal fractions like `0.5`, `0.33`, `0.2`
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## Why not part of another vault?
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This was setup as an independent vault to facilitate fast sync, opening the vault quickly and adding new entries quickly. Including this as part of a larger vault would make it cumbersome and slower to use.
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Given this is suppose to help you track a bad habit so you can ultimately break it, this vault was designed around speed and efficiency.
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That said, the files created by this vault *can* be copied into another vault if desired. Each note will be tagged with the habit it represents to facilitate use with other vaults.
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## Troubleshooting
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See the [_Troubleshooting The Vault](Notes/_Troubleshooting%20The%20Vault.md) note for more information.
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## Going beyond bad habits
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This vault can be helpful beyond simply tracking bad habits. Some additional capabilities of this vault:
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- You can track withdrawal symptoms as a faux bad habit
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- Setup a habit called "habit1-withdrawl-symptom1" or similar and add entries when you have withdrawal symptoms
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- The "unit" can be whatever makes sense for a given withdrawal symptom
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- Be sure to keep each withdrawal symptom separate so they are easier to track and trend over time
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- You can "flip the script" and use this to develop good habits
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- Example: tracking the days you miss taking your meds instead of tracking the days you do take your meds
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- This vault can catch "extinction burst" events
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- This vault can catch "spontaneous recovery" problems if you "keep it handy" after stopping a habit to track the "rare occasions" you partake of a bad habit even though it's been a long time
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- Example: having an annual drink to celebrate the new year despite being sober otherwise
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