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habits for words added
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LilacMay 28, 2026
Would love the option to create habits for words added, instead of words written. I write very back and forth, and use external sprint apps and copy and paste this work in, which doesn't count towards the habits, and backspace words when I'm trying to decide on language, which does, even though I haven't actually added words. When working towards 50k stretch goals and other monthly goals, using a daily habit to keep myself on track is useful, but at the moment it's not totally accurate. Being able to toggle it to words added would be super helpful! :)
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You can set yourself custom goals for added word counts, but habits are designed to help you build a writing habit, for which added words aren't a helpful metric. We've intentionally kept the two separate. You can set goals to add to your manuscript, but your habit should be all about a writing target that you can sustainably maintain continually.
Pamela Koehne-Drube I can't have more than one goal on the same project. So if I want to set a goal for a monthly words added, I can't add a daily one to keep me on track, or a weekly one, or so forth. Added words is always the most helpful metric to me and many others, even when building a writing habit. If there is a way to add multiple goals across the same project already then I'd love to know how to do that. Otherwise my point remains the same.