The 115 Most Popular Habits to Track in 2019

Last year I pulled the most popular habits to track from Coach.me’s database. Surprisingly, the list changes quite a bit from year to year.

These are based on what habits people have been signing up for as we head into 2019. You might find the list inherently interesting as a view into the ambitions of other people. Or, hopefully, you’ll find some inspiration for new habits you might work on.

Here are a couple of trends:

• People are very focused on sleep, with Wake Up Early as the most popular habit to track, Get Out of Bed Before the Alarm Goes Off moving up 34 spots and Wake Up By 6:30am moving up 18 spots. An excellent strategy for getting good sleep, No Screens After 10pm, jumped 49 spots. It may be that people are rushing through their mornings with Make Bed dropping 52 spots and Eat Breakfast dropping 18 spots.
• There’s been a huge decline in oral health, with flossing dropping 20 spots, brushing in the morning dropping 18 spots, and brushing at night dropping 25 spots. Is it possible that people are choosing a few extra minutes of sleep?
• If your twitter feed is filled with politics, negativity and terms like mansplaining, you’ll be happy to know Listen More Than Talk jumped 34 spots and Random Acts of Kindness Jumped 40 spots.

1. Wake up early (+3)
2. Study (+17)
3. Exercise (-1)
4. Meditate (-3)
5. Meditate For At Least 10 Minutes (+6)
6. Write In Journal (-)
7. Read a book for 30 minutes (+5)
8. Drink more water (+1)
9. Read (-4)
10. Go to gym (+3)
11. No Screens After 10pm (+49)
12. No Alcohol (-9)
13. Be Grateful (-5)
14. Write Three Positive Things About Today (-)
15. Take a walk outside (+4)
16. Set priorities for your day (-6)
17. Slow-Carb Diet (+23)
18. Save Money (+18)
19. Run (+11)
20. No Sweets (+3)
21. Practice Musical Instrument (+31)
22. Clean for 15 Minutes (+14)
23. No Smoking (+4)
24. No Fast Food (+23)
25. Yoga (+8)
26. Walk (+5)
27. Inbox Zero (+13)
28. No Biting Nails (+25)
29. Floss (-20)
30. Pray (-13)
31. Stretch (-7)
32. Watch a TED talk (+44)
33. Affirmations (+4)
34. Brush Teeth in the Morning (-16)
35. Learn Something New (+26)
36. Take Vitamins (-20)
37. Wake up by 6:30 (+18)
38. Get Out Of Bed The First Time The Alarm Goes Off (+34)
39. Good Posture (+25)
40. Pushups (-8)
41. Keep in touch with friends (+2)
42. Weigh In (-13)
43. Write To Do List (+5)
44. Draw (+46)
45. Eat Breakfast (-18)
46. Sleep by Midnight (-8)
47. Listen more than talk (+34)
48. Call mom/dad (+17)
49. Random act of kindness (+40)
50. No Soda (-17)
51. Brush Teeth at Night (-25)
52. Walk 10,000 Steps (-2)
53. Use Pomodoro Technique (new)
54. Take Medication (-10)
55. Eat Fruit (-16)
56. Unclutter (+19)
57. Intermittent fasting (+11)
58. Stop and enjoy life (+5)
59. Talk to at least one stranger (+36)
60. Practice Spanish (new)
61. Write For 30 Minutes (+39)
62. Quality time with my children (-5)
63. Cold shower (-35)
64. No Coffee (+2)
65. Bring Lunch To Work (+29)
66. Code Academy (new)
67. Track Food (-9)
68. Get To Work On Time (new)
69. Write Code (new)
70. Abs (new)
71. Lift Weights (+11)
72. No Facebook (+30)
73. Swim (new)
74. Make Bed (-52)
75. No Sugar (-5)
76. Practice extroversion (new)
77. Develop a Practice of Focus (new)
78. Cook Dinner (+7)
79. Workout (-19)
80. No email before breakfast (-7)
81. No watching TV (new)
82. Bike (new)
83. GTD® — Weekly Review (new)
84. Drink 3 litres of water (new)
85. Tell my wife I love her (-14)
86. Write A Blog Post (new)
87. Planks (new)
88. Set Priorities for Your Day Using the Ivy Lee Method (new)
89. Watch a movie (new)
90. Eat Vegetarian (-12)
91. Tell my husband I love him (new)
92. Eat Vegan (new)
93. Practice German (new)
94. 1–3–5 Priority Setting (new)
95. GTD® Daily Review (new)
96. Sleep at least 8 hours (-23)
97. Yoga or Stretching (-52)
98. Crunches (+3)
99. Dance (new)
100. Prepare for Upcoming Conversations (new)
101. Write (-24)
102. Eat healthy (new)
103. 30–60 minutes reading (-29)
104. Learn English (new)
105. Eat Paleo (new)
106. Read a Book (new)
107. No Caffeine (new)
108. Paint (new)
109. Keto (new)
110. Drink water first thing in the morning (-43)
111. Duolingo (-32)
112. Shower (new)
113. morning routine (new)
114. Wash face before bed (new)
115. Splurge (new)
116. Listen to podcast (new)