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How to Use Freaks

Track what matters. Stay consistent. Here’s how to use Freaks.

1. Creating Your Habits

Everything starts with what you decide to track. Start with what feels natural to you. Think about what you already do or what you actually want to keep showing up for. Your habits should reflect your life, not some ideal version of it.

  • Make it yours:If you like running, call it "Running." If you prefer general movement, call it "Exercise." There’s no “correct” way to name it.
  • Start simple: Pick a few habits that matter to you right now. You can always adjust or add more later.
  • Mix your pace: Combine non-negotiable daily habits with weekly ones to create a rhythm that works for you.

2. Your Consistency Score & The Blob

This is the heart of the app. Instead of punishing you for a single missed day, we look at your Overall Consistency Score.

  • The Score: It is a weighted average of every habit you’ve committed to.
  • The Blob: On your dashboard, you’ll see a shifting, organic shape. This is your Consistency Blob. As your overall score improves and you show up more often, the blob grows and evolves. It’s a visual representation of your momentum.

3. Statistics: Weekly, Monthly, and Yearly charts

Some days go well, others don’t, that’s normal. Freaks helps you look beyond the day-to-day patterns.

  • Weekly chart: See how your last 7 days went.
  • Monthly & Yearly charts: Understand your long-term progress and patterns.

How NOT to Use Freaks

This app is for consistency, but there’s a difference between building a rhythm and overthinking it. Here are a few ways to keep it useful, not stressful.

  • Don’t obsess over streaks: If you miss a day, nothing breaks. A "streak" is a fragile vanity metric; a Consistency Score is resilient. If you’re at 90% and you miss a day, you’re still a 89% freak. That’s still an A.
  • Avoid the "Day One Overhaul": Don’t try to track 10 new things at once. You’ll burn out. Start with 2 or 3 habits that actually matter.
  • Don’t turn it into guilt: The data is a mirror, not a judge. If your score is low, don't beat yourself up, just look at the data and ask why. Maybe the habit is too big, or maybe you're tracking something you don't actually care about.
  • Don't Perform for the App: If you did the work but forgot to log it, you still did the work. This app is just an assistant. Don't let the "score" become more important than the practice itself.

Keep it simple. Don't let the tracking get in the way of the doing. The goal is consistency in real life, not perfection inside the app.