The Power of Tracking What You’re Not Doing
When the empty cell is the goal
4 min readJan 11, 2022
James Clear calls them “habits of avoidance”, or the behaviors that we want to get rid of.
I write down the habits I don’t want to maintain on a spreadsheet. When I didn’t pursue the activity, all I do is leave the cell empty. For me, an empty cell equals a successful day.