Habit Score Card

Using the habit score card...

- Builds awareness of habits
- Categorizes habits as positive, neutral, and negative
- Gives a starting point for habit change

Implementation

Overview

- Make a list of your daily habits.
- Sample
  - Wake Up
  - Turn off alarm
  - Check my phone
  - Go to the bathroom
  - Weigh myself
  - Take a shower
  - Brush my teeth
  - Floss my teeth
  - Put on deodorant
  - Hang up towel to dry
  - Get dressed
  - Make a cup of tea
  - ... and so on...
- Once you have a full list, look at each behavior, and ask yourself "Is this a good habit, a bad habit, or a neutral habit?"
  - If it is a good habit, write "+" next to it.
  - If it is a bad habit, write "-".
  - If it is a neutral habit, write "="
The marks you give to a particular habit will depend on you situation and your goals.

Core Components

- Categorize your habits by how they will benefit you in the long run.
  1. "Does this behavior help me become the type of person I wish to be? Does this habit cast a vote for or against my desired identity?
  2. There is no need to change anything at first. The goal is to simply notice what is actually going on. Observe your thoughts and actions without judgement or internal criticism.

Proactive Implementation

- Proactively implementing the Habit Score Card may look like introducing the concept of habits with your class and crafting a situation where students identify their habits and track to build awareness of what they already do.

Responsive Implementation

- Responsively implementing the Habit Score Card may stem from a need to track behaviors and identify opportunities. Introducing the scorecard should look like explicitly communicating the purpose and allowing students to co-develop how the scorecard works for them.

Connection

If the need is connection then using accountability partners may bridge the gap with building positive habits.

Skills Training

If the need is skill building then the score card can be used to implement specific skills to impact habits.

Awareness

If the need is awareness then using the habit scorecard gives perspective on what your current habits are.

Emotional Regulation

If the need is regulation then unpacking your habits turns the list into a manageable path to making changes without overwhelming.

Consider Factors Prior to Start

Gender, race, function, topography, family dynamics, interpersonal relationships

Resource availability, classroom instruction, physical space, time, technology

Intensifying or Fading During

REMINDER

- Make a note to document when you're starting this intervention.
- After 10 consecutive school days of implementation, use collected data to determine the intervention's effectiveness.