Whether it's doing a new workout routine, testing an idea, or building a habit, I like doing short 4-week challenges for myself.

They're short enough that I don't feel overwhelmed, but long enough to see results.

While I'm at it, I like writing a few lines about it at the end of the day. As someone who loves to journal and reflect on experiences, it helps me stay accountable and track my progress.

THE INSPO:

Recently, I came across the One Line a Day journal. It's a simple yet powerful way to keep a memory log without having to deal with complicated templates.

Each page has entries for five successive years. The idea is to write a few lines a day at the end of each day in a given year. They're designed so you can revisit your thoughts and sentiments on a specific day over the span of five years.

As you go along, you'll be able to compare your notes from previous years and have a little stroll down memory lane.

Cool, huh?

MY TAKE:

Taking inspiration from this journal combined with the principles of self-experimentation and progress tracking, I created a simple 4-week challenge tracker.

Of course, it has to have some fun illustrations. 😉

This can be used for personal self-improvement challenges, project sprinting, experiments, building up a habit, or anything else you want to do in 4 weeks!  

The original design was for e-ink writing tablets, but I've been playing with mockups lately. As always, I like a clean, minimalist style so even without the constraint of being displayed on an e-ink screen, I decided to stick with just black and white.

I also have a longer, 8-week version.

Check out my other shots for more use cases of turning ideas into simple illustrated versions!