Todays

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Getting Started

Track your daily well-being with a simple reflection and metrics system.

Default Metrics Overview

When you first open Todays, you’re set up with three simple daily metrics:

  • Overall – A quick red/green (yes/no) check-in: “Did you spend today the way you wanted to?”
  • Focus – Rate your concentration from 1-5: “How focused were you today?”
  • Energy – Track how you felt physically on a scale of 1-5: “What was your energy level?”

These give you a solid starting point to see patterns in your well-being and productivity.

Creating Daily Entries

On Mac

  1. Your entries appear in a table, with dates on the left.
  2. Metrics are shown as columns with symbols.
  3. Click any entry to open the detail view on the right.
  4. Enter your values:
    • Red/Green: Tap red (no) or green (yes).
    • Scale: Pick a number from 1-5.
    • Text: Type your response.
    • Number: Enter a numeric value.
  5. Add any thoughts in the main text area.
  6. Everything saves automatically.

On iOS/iPad

  1. Tap an entry from your list.
  2. Use the right control for each metric:
    • Tap red/green toggles for yes/no questions.
    • Pick a 1-5 rating for scales.
    • Type text responses.
    • Enter numbers for numeric tracking.
  3. Write your reflections if you want.
  4. All changes save automatically.

Customizing Your Metrics

Want to track different things? Easy.

  1. Tap the metrics button (📈) in the toolbar.
  2. Select “Add New Metric.”
  3. Choose a type:
    • Red/Green – Yes/no (red or green indicators).
    • Scale 1-5 – A five-point rating.
    • Text – Freeform written responses.
    • Number – Track numeric values.
  4. Give it a name, description (usually a question), and an emoji (optional).
  5. Decide if it’s a favorite (shown on the home screen).
  6. Pick when to track it:
    • All Days – Every day.
    • Workdays – Only on your defined workdays.
    • Non-Workdays – Only on off days.
    • Custom Days – Pick specific days.

Tips for Keeping Up with Your Entries

Set Up Reminders

  • Go to Settings and set a daily reminder.
  • Choose a time that works for you.
  • Enable guidance reminders for morning reflections if you like.

Look Back at Your History

  • There’s one entry per day, sorted by date.
  • Use search to find specific content.
  • Filter out empty or non-work days.

Best Practices

  1. Start Simple

    • Stick with Overall, Focus, and Energy at first.
    • Add more metrics gradually.
    • Use built-in presets for inspiration.

  2. Be Consistent

    • Try to record entries at the same time each day.
    • Set reminders to help build a habit.
    • Even a quick entry is better than none.

  3. Review Regularly

    • Check past entries to spot patterns.
    • Use the metrics view to track trends.
    • Adjust what you track if needed.

  4. Customize Thoughtfully

    • Pick metric types that match what you want to track.
    • Make frequent metrics favorites for quick access.
    • Set up tracking schedules that fit your routine.

The goal here isn’t perfection—it’s just getting into the habit of tracking your days. Start with the basics, tweak things as you go, and build a system that works for you.