Summary

The website provides a free 2023 Google Sheets Habits Tracker template with instructions on how to use it to track up to 20 habits throughout the year, including features like mini calendars and automatic statistics.

Abstract

The 2023 Habits Tracker in Google Sheets is a comprehensive tool designed to help users monitor and maintain their habits over the course of a year. It includes a free template that can track up to 20 habits, with the flexibility to start on either Sunday or Monday. The template features a "Setup" tab where users can list their habits and customize emoji responses based on their progress. It also includes mini calendars that highlight the current day and automatically calculate statistics such as total completions, current streak, longest streak, and progress towards a goal. The template is designed to be user-friendly, with tips provided for organizing and hiding unused rows to keep the tracker tidy. Users are encouraged to engage with the template actively and can seek community support or submit their own modified templates for publication.

Opinions

The author suggests keeping the number of tracked habits manageable to avoid feeling overwhelmed, recommending around six habits for a balanced approach.
The inclusion of emojis is seen as a visually engaging way to motivate users and provide immediate feedback on their habit tracking progress.
The author emphasizes the ease of use and customization of the template, ensuring that users can adapt it to their personal goals and preferences.
There is an open invitation for users who have modified the template or created their own to share their work with a wider audience through the Google Sheets Geeks publication.
The author provides clear instructions and support, encouraging users to ask questions in the comments if they need assistance.

2023 Habits Tracker in Google Sheets — with Free Template

Track up to 20 habits in one yearly overview

Track healthy habits, such as how often you hit the gym, your daily water intake, homework assignments, language learning activities, or any other habit you want to build.

Get your free template here

Click on either of the links below to get a copy of the template:

Any edit requests will be ignored and deleted.

How to use the template

Now. Once you have your copy, you are free to edit your template, rename it, and set it up to start tracking your habits.

Start by adding some habits in the “Setup” tab.

Write out any and all habits you want to track in column B. Type out in column E which emojis you’d like to see, depending on the number of habits you’ve ticked off.

See that bordered box in column B? Write any number of habits in here. Delete the dummy or example data. In this year’s template, there is room to add up to 20 habits. These habits will automatically appear in column I in the Habits Tracker 2023 tab.

I like to keep the numbers low and track around six habits. Otherwise, it can get overwhelming real quick.

Of course, this is entirely up to you.

Don’t see all the habits you’ve added? You may need to unhide some of the rows that are not visible right now.

Click on either of the triangles to unhide any hidden rows. Then, select rows you won’t need > right click > hide. Just to keep your habits tracker nice and tidy.

Some quick tips

The mini-calendars on the right, as well as the rows with dates, will color orange if the date equals today. You’ll always know what day it is.
The far right shows your stats: totals, current streak, longest streak, goal, and progress in a percentage. All of these stats are calculated automatically. You only need to set a goal — if you want to.
Emojis will appear, depending on the number of habits you’ve checked off.

The cells in the row with emojis all have this formula. As you see, the final condition to be met is 6 or more habits checked off.

I figured 7 different emojis to be enough of a visual circus.

Final words

Want to start tracking your habits today or from December 2022 onwards? Then head over to the 2022 Google Sheets Habit Tracker.

Did you modify this or another template, or otherwise create a Google Sheets template that the public can use? We’re accepting submissions at the Google Sheets Geeks publication!

Got questions? Drop them in a comment.

Otherwise: happy habit tracking!