Being aware of oneself on an emotional and physical level helps us to amp up or amp down our ways of living. Tracking our mental, emotional, and physical health gives us an idea of our lifestyle, changes required, and how the techniques to betterment are helping us.

We are a product of our actions, behaviours, and habits. Tracking our habits such as food, sleep, and water intake will make us more aware and in turn encourage us to resort to a better lifestyle.

When one is aware and equipped to change their life, tracking helps them to be more responsible and stay focused on their goals. By simply looking at your tracker one can feel responsible for taking care of their life especially if there are any bumps or distortions.

When you realize that the necessary steps that are taken by you are working, you automatically get motivated to work harder for tomorrow. Trackers give you physical proof that progress is happening. This in turn will lead to confidence not only in what you are doing but also in the outcome.

Tracking anything in life and making it a routine can be challenging in the beginning. When not attended on a regular basis, it can lead to inconsistency. What needs to be kept in mind is that results will be uneven if tracking is inconsistent. For accuracy and authenticity, consistency is a must.

Yes, even tracking can get overwhelming and it is absolutely justifiable! When the method of monitoring is used, it means you are being exposed to the negative parts of your life be it food, exercise rituals, or simply how lazy you can be. The reason tracking is a part of your life is to better you as a person. In spite of being overwhelmed trying to stay motivated.

This can be spoken in terms of the above point. When exposed to our “not so good” side like bad habits or negative patterns, we tend to become de-motivated and turn to negativity rather than focusing on the outcome. Again, tracking is a part of our routine for a reason, and keeping this in mind and moving ahead is the important key at all times.

When new activities are incorporated into the daily schedule, in this case- tasks to better our lives, it often becomes difficult to follow as we are not habitual to them. This can turn to leniency. In order to stay motivated and ditch the leniency, we need to be consistent in completing the said task.

One of the most used self-reflective methods is Journaling This activity not only helps in giving mental clarity but enhances the flow of emotions and is an excellent self-reflective technique. There are many books that are specifically designed with the aim of combating stress using art-based coloring books. They are fun, cheap, require no guidance, and have proven to be useful.

These include pages that have spaces where you can write what you want to track. These come in the form of daily or weekly charts and their design is based as per the gaps between days or weeks.

These are the simplest types of trackers. It includes writing about what you want to track or even buying journals that are specifically designed in the form of bullet journals, productivity journals, mood and sleep trackers, etc. Due to the success of such trackers, journaling is highly recommended for therapy purposes.

Trackers are also ruling the technology world. There are many mobile apps that are focused on tracking mood, sleep, and are also designed specifically for women in the form of monthly menstrual cycle trackers. These can be easily downloaded and are very convenient.

Sometimes, the reason why a person is hesitant to take therapy is that they feel they do not really need it. This happens due to their inability to recognize the intensity of the stress they are undergoing.  Help them realize that no matter how small they think their problems are, therapy helps. Destigmatize their ideas and recommend counseling or therapy as it is a safe space for everyone’s problems.