# Create a habit

> Add a routine that repeats on a schedule, check it in each day, and keep an eye on the week and your streak from one page.

Source: https://priortasks.com/docs/habits/create-a-habit/
Last updated: 2026-11-05

A habit is something you want to do again and again on a schedule, like drinking water or going for a run. Unlike a task, it never gets completed for good: you check it in on each day it is due.

## Create one

1. Open **Habits** in the sidebar, or press <kbd>G</kbd> then <kbd>H</kbd>.
2. Press **New habit** (or <kbd>N</kbd> on this page).
3. Type the **Habit name**. While the name is empty, a row of **Ideas** offers [starter habits](https://priortasks.com/docs/habits/habit-templates/).
4. Choose how often: **Daily**, **Specific days** or **Custom**. See [Set a habit's schedule](https://priortasks.com/docs/habits/habit-schedules/).
5. Check the **Starts** date, add a time if you want a reminder, and set an **Ends** date if the habit should stop.
6. Press **Create habit**.

**Important** and **Urgent** are flags you can switch on and off for a habit. They do not change its schedule or its streak.

## Check in

Press the round button on a habit to check it in for today. Press it again to undo. If today is not a day the habit is scheduled for, the button checks in the oldest scheduled day you missed instead.

Each habit also has a week strip, Monday to Sunday. Press a day to check it in or out. Past scheduled days work as well as today, which is how you catch up after a busy week. Future days and days off the schedule cannot be pressed. A toast with **Undo** follows every change.

On a phone, swipe a habit to the right to check it in or out, and to the left for its actions. A long press opens the same actions.

## Read the Habits page

- The tabs **Today**, **This week**, **This month** and **All habits** choose which habits to show.
- A ring summarises the period: how many are done, what remains, how many are **Overdue** and the **Best streak**.
- Habits are grouped by how often they repeat: **Daily**, **Weekly**, **Monthly** and **Custom**.
- The number with the rising-line icon on each habit is its current streak. See [See a habit's streak and history](https://priortasks.com/docs/habits/habit-history/).
- A habit is marked **Overdue** when a scheduled day went by unchecked. When it is not due today it shows **Next** with its date, and after its end date it shows **Ended**.

## Edit or delete

Press the pencil on a habit's row to edit it, or the bin to delete it. Right-click a habit, or long-press it on a phone, for the full menu: **Details and history**, **Mark important**, **Mark urgent** and more. Deleting shows an **Undo** toast.

## Good to know

- **Today** shows a ring with the habits due today. Habits with a time also appear on its timeline and in the [calendar](https://priortasks.com/docs/planning/calendar/).
- If you set a time, Prior can remind you on each scheduled day you have not checked in yet. Allow reminders in **Settings → Notifications**, where **Habit reminders** is its own switch.
- In Game mode, a check-in earns XP and counts towards your daily streak. See [XP and levels](https://priortasks.com/docs/game-mode/xp-and-levels/).
- If Habits is missing from your sidebar, turn it on in **Settings → General → Navigation**.