How to Make a Habit Tracker in Notion

Quick summary

A Notion habit tracker lets you log and monitor daily habits using a simple database with checkbox properties. This step-by-step guide shows you how to create a new page, insert a blank database, and add custom habit fields in just a few clicks.

Steps

1. Create a new page in Notion and insert a table to serve as the base of your habit tracker.
2. Select a blank database to start with a clean, empty structure.
3. Set a title for your new page and define columns as fields to represent the habits you want to track.
4. Click the (+) icon to add a new property for each additional habit you want to monitor.
5. Search and select the property type you want to add from the list.
6. Choose the Checkbox property type for easy, one-click daily habit logging.
7. Rename the property to match the specific habit you are tracking.
8. Close the menu to return to the main database view.
9. Confirm that your new habit property has been successfully added to the tracker.
10. Your Notion habit tracker is now ready to use — start logging daily habits directly in the database.