I Gamified My Life For A Week using Habitica

[@HonorLone]

5:39 An interesting feature is that If you don't do a task or daily or todo after a while, the ribbon of task will tend to red color, this helps to know which task is missed for longer time

[@boop9683]

Habitica really helped me and motivated me to do stuff, since all i really do is just play video games. I'm honestly suprised in myself for actually wanting to do things now, and this video explains that really well!

[@itsjohnmavrick]

The app does a good job of showing you how the levelling up aspects in games can be applied to your own life, glad you became more motivated after using it :)

[@neutrinosssss]

I'm a simple man. You upload, I watch. I'm that simple.

[@itsjohnmavrick]

I'm a simple man. A viewer comments and supports me, I appreciate their kind words and say thank you. I'm that simple.

[@bakiciciteye_7702]

@@itsjohnmavrick Im a simple man. You answer the comments, i read. I'm that simple.

[@razerleon]

@@itsjohnmavrick I'm a simple man. I subcribble, And then watch the video. I'm that simple.

[@pratyush17]

@@itsjohnmavrick I m a simple man . I watch this video but not subscribed ,I m that simple 💀

[@LeonSoEpic]

​@@razerleonaw man why didn't u heart this comment (me)?

[@adriancostin9138]

Thumbnail made me think: "Oh lord, this another one of those videos with a bunch of talking and no substance, never getting to the point". Boy way I WRONG. You provided a ton of detailed info and actually helped me. Thank you, stranger.

[@itsjohnmavrick]

LMAO, np, glad you found the stuff i talked about relevant and useful :) what are you planning on using it for?

[@couch_philosoph3325]

What sets habitica apart from the rest for me, is the social aspect. If it is just me, cheating/ just not doing the things is no problem. But because i know with parties and challenges other player do it correctly, i do not want to cheat. How could i feel good earning a gem challenge if i didn't do it correctly and took it away from someone who did?

[@itsjohnmavrick]

good point, yeah it really helps

[@omnirhythm]

I thing the money glitch thing is a non-issue since Habitica can't actually tell if you performed most of the tasks you say you have. It's simply a 'you only lie to yourself' type of situation :D

[@itsjohnmavrick]

Yeah it'd be near impossible for them to prevent people from exploiting it lmaoo

[@Moepowerplant]

Then again why even bother with Habitica to begin with if you're doing something that won't get you an inch of self-improvement, such as abusing glitches?

[@Kybone]

@@Moepowerplant great point. Someone downloads this with the purpose of improving productivity, and if they spent more time playing the game and lying about progress, they have SERIOUS problems.

[@tristan_840]

It's just an honesty game too.

[@omnirhythm]

@@tristan_840 Yeah that's what it boils down to. And @Kybone unfortunately people's minds can go to great lengths to continue the status quo and lie to themselves that they're doing great. It's a pretty big issue and more common than we give it credit!

[@nipponaihito]

Cruel Angel's Thesis as lofi hip hop is not something I knew I needed. Anyways this is a great overview.

[@itsjohnmavrick]

Glad it was useful :) and yeah, anime lofis hit diff

[@TheBreadPirate]

This was a really handy explination of the app! I was considering getting it, and this video taught me more than anyone else did.

[@itsjohnmavrick]

awesome 😎 have fun on your journey hehe

[@cortopti8876]

This video is clean dude ! It helped me a lot going through Habitica and now I enjoy doing every simple task that I hated to do !

[@itsjohnmavrick]

That's good to hear, hope it continues to help you in your day to day life :)

[@melissanichole8184]

Thanks for the overview! I just signed up for Habitica today and am feeling the same way about guilds. Also, wow, what a productive cat!

[@govindg7187]

10/10. Underrated. Subscribed.

[@Haexxchen]

While Habtica does a lot of cool things, I think it does need an overhaul or a 2.0. Cool elements: Guilds (You can connect to people interested in the same topic and you can just browse and join any guild and converse.) Parties You can have a party wih friends or like minded people. You gain a group chat and the ability to work on quests together. (while questing you damage bosses by doing your tasks and the boss damages the whole group if anyone neglects them. Participation is optional and if you are on a break you can sleep in the guesthouse.) Leveling By doing tasks you get XP and gold. (By neglecting them or doing negative habits you lose HP. XP mean levels which mean more stat points and access to better gear. Gold means you can purchase gear and healing potions. But also custom rewards as you can set "1 episode of show X for 10 Gold" and so on. At the same time, you can set a task to 4 difficulties, which determine the rewarded XP and gold. (This and the fact that you need no proof to tick off a task means cheating is easy, but you are really cheating yourself. Your party does not care about the same level or how long the boss takes, only if they get damage.) Classes All the classes cater to different "play"-styles, which is neat, but also can be harmful. So choose wisely. Warrior: Good attack and defense. Useful for fighting bosses. Is pretty much core mechanics of habitica. Mage: More mana and group support. Helps everyone to do more damage and use skills more often. Levels faster for some reason. Kind of habitica on speed for when you want more level ups. Healer: Stamina and Mana. Can heal hthemselves or the whole party. You can heal yout fuck ups, but you still saw them at least. Ultimately does no damage and helps prevent losing a level due to death sometimes. Rogue: Earn more gold, find more loot. Just cheat, because your skills let you skip tasks and never feel the "punishment". Maybe good for gambling and for people demotivated by HP-loss (but then I just don't have dailies or negative habits, instead of adding more work to using the app and getting in the way of myself). Struggles: Cool quests and gear costs real money (micro-transactions). Way better than having ads, which would be damaging to the whole point. But still, it is sad, that you don't get to play the nicer quests if you don't invest or win challenges regularly. Quests serve no real point. Sometimes there is gear as a reward, but this is just not that interesting. The quests also have no real enticing story. It is basically a pixel art you do damage to (which only mages and warriors do decently) or you have to randomly find something doing tasks (which the rouge is best in, so far as our last quest was soloed by the one we had) To me, this is just not motivating and I could not care less If I am part of the most recent quest or not. Communication is not great. Be it within guilds or parties, you have one chat history (with all damage notices in it too) for the group. You can @someone and respond, but overall the bigger the guild the more meaningless any post and lost any conversation happening over a longer period. This does not further conversation, which is not the main goal (seeing as chatting actually keeps you from other things) but it is a great tool, that keeps you within the app. Most communication of the bigger guilds happenes on discord, where it is also way easier to keep links and info to the different challenges. Easy design makes it actually hard! to use. Habitica is NOT suitable for extensive to do list (How nice, that challenges tend to sometimes add 30 ToDos.). They are not very well sorted, turn red within a short time, even if there is no deadline and automatically give better rewards the longer they are not done, rewarding procrastination or adding them just REALLY early. Sorting them is a nightmare and takes ages. Tagging can help, but is also clunky. Conclusion: A nice idea and nostalgic approach, that does not make great use of psychology, is not highly customizable and ultimately I always lose motivation after a few weeks and rather use my BuJo, that records data forever, does not force the daily habits reset on me, if I forgot to tick off my dailies one day and writing something down feels more like an achievement than the jingle, that I have switched off, cause public? The app is a hit or miss and you need to already be motivated and organized, cause it does not help that much with either. Gving it a try may be great or you just delete the app again and go on with your life.

[@PauloSantos-we5sm]

up

[@quortenl1333]

You have a very interesting and pleasant presentation of information. Even though I already know about this app, it was all very interesting to listen to you. You deserve a lot more subscribers and views)

[@itsjohnmavrick]

Woah, thank you for the kind words! I'm glad that people who are already into Habitica can still enjoy the video :)

[@mr.x3625]

2:48 It will only work for infinite drops because gold and XP will be instantly removed if you uncheck a daily

[@DvjKaa]

Thank you for making this video, even a year after, it serves it purpose greatly

[@itsjohnmavrick]

no problem, im very honored to know thats its still very insightful :)

[@BradleyRichards]

I love the subject and execution of your content. It's great stuff that I can't wait to see more of

[@itsjohnmavrick]

Thank you, same can be said to you and your storytelling :)

[@BradleyRichards]

@@itsjohnmavrick thank you John! I'm actually pretty nervous about my storytelling, so that means a lot. You keep being great, you've clearly got an epic heart

[@rRecoveryProd]

This mix of A Cruel Angel's Thesis in the end feels appropriate.

[@itsjohnmavrick]

what a coinkydink, i just started watching it (only on ep 3 tho lmao) :o

[@YeetNation2006]

I noticed a part of the video has a version of black catcher as the background music. epic

[@THoque-vd9nt]

I haven’t used Habitica since like 2016 . Not sure why I fell off (I didn’t use it for that long) but seeing the updates and how other ppl use it , has definitely given me insight to try again with different approach and to utilize all features. Definitely taking notes, thank you for the video Back then I was struggling with less , now I’m managing with more responsibility and can’t wait to see how I can use this to further my goals. I missed playing video games , I am scared of getting sucked into them so I avoid them cause they make me paranoid that I’m wasting time and become lazy. But this app makes productivity into a game basically so no holding back for me :) Btw love all the comments

[@itsjohnmavrick]

yes channel that previous excitement from games to rise to the occassion :) hope you create a system that works for you !

[@inhakilasensa]

It looks perfect! Im gonna use this app now

[@Demian1]

My guy this is quality content!!!

[@itsjohnmavrick]

Thank you :D

[@harsh1784]

You are the best😊❤

[@StoneGear]

I really like this video. Very well!

[@itsjohnmavrick]

thank u :D

[@nishitsuthar3735]

nice work. subscribed.

[@itsjohnmavrick]

thank u :))

[@ashkennedy]

This video is fabulous. Thank you

[@itsjohnmavrick]

my pleasure, hope it was helpful :D

[@stackingflow]

Need more videos on habitica please

[@kenjiKun3907]

The quality of your videos are really good!

[@itsjohnmavrick]

Thank you :D Hope the video was helpful !

[@DevonBraxton]

12:30 neon genesis OST?

[@itsjohnmavrick]

;)

[@lalalalalalalalalala214]

hello, how do you do dark mode on habitica?

[@BlackStarYugo]

I just realized that the music in the background is anime openings in a lo-fi style. By the way, that cat is both adorable and productive! :3

[@daaniyaferoz1124]

Just.....thank you And I like it

[@itsjohnmavrick]

:)

[@FilthyCasual272]

That Lofi Evangelion theme was dope.

[@itsjohnmavrick]

glad you enjoyed :)

[@miamelodia2841]

Thank you! Btw; I watched it all but I forgot about the stats part and now I cannot find it! Can someone point me to that direction please? *-*

[@mundogameplay1341]

I am a simple man, I hear the end credits of Rascal does not dream un a video, I subscribe and give a like

[@wilhelmscream6919]

I've been using it for years and it has definitely helped a bit. I recommend anyone trying it out to consider the different options for setting up Tasks and how you might perceive interacting with them. I had for ages set it up from the angle of what i *should* be doing so i hadn't ever used Negative Habits. But now i realize that it gets the message home much better to have to manually own up to having done something.. suboptimal. For me it's much easier to just gloss over not picking up the Positive Habit of "didn't stay in bed to check sites on the phone". I'm much better at conducting myself such that i don't have to click on the Negative Habit of "*did* stay in bed with the phone".

[@itsjohnmavrick]

yes, tracking the negative habit helps with being more intentional of when you do it 👍

[@pronotgaming722]

Bruhhhhh.... No way you used Clannad's Sound track as bgm ... didn't expect that ...damn

[@user-um7tw6kx4r6]

It looks wayy too complicated. After studying, I don't exactly want to spend a bunch of time on reddit and wikis, trying to figure out how to use Habitica as well.

[@itsjohnmavrick]

Yeah if you're rather busy with other commitments it might be better to just stick to a traditional to do list like you've said :)

[@vanhun8257]

Don't overthink it, no one's chasing you. Start at your own pace like adding 1 to 3 things into Habits (day 1), To do's (day 2), Dailies (day 3), then try to learn about the reward system and other things to motivate you even more over the time. In my case, I use Notion to keep all of my goals, milestones, notes, etc and I just started using Habitica to achieve all of that so I really don't want to complicate it that much. Btw, you saw it too complicated is because he making a review video about Habitica so he had to go quick of course :) Read this comment kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKCTkpewq56nb5o&lc=Ugz3YcoWUa21XrcsaWx4AaABAg

[@MrLovett1]

I hear Clannad remixes in the background 🥹

[@cloudburst1182]

I started using Habitica a few days ago, and it’s been insanely helpful already! Your video helped me to get a better grasp on the program. I’ve currently only used the app, which has been an excellent tool for me as an autistic person. It makes me feel like tasks have meaning, which is something I’m desperately missing in my life right now. I also found Obsidian through your channel! I just started using it today and I’m already entranced. I’m considering buying the sync subscription in order to have my vault on my phone, too. I’m also using the IMF system. Do you think it’s worth the money? Apologies for this being somewhat off-topic.

[@itsjohnmavrick]

im glad to hear it's genuinely been motivating you to whats important to you and that i've introduced you to these apps :D if you can't afford the subscription, you can use a third party cloud provider like icloud or onedrive, which I have a video on kzbin.info/www/bejne/jaq5lIiEgdhreJI IMF is a bit outdated, I would look into PARA method or ACCESS folder method, and this wasn't off topic.

[@cloudburst1182]

@@itsjohnmavrick I had heard that was possible during some of my research, but I was a little uncertain if it would actually work. I’ll check out the video on it, thanks so much!! Also, I was wondering if you had a discord/discord server?? I’d love to ask you a few things about productivity and such but that’s a little hard via a KZbin comment, haha. And if you do, but don’t want to put it publicly, my email should be listed in my channel!!

[@cloudburst1182]

And, honestly, I’ve gotten a bit attached to IMF in the short time I’ve been using it, and I really enjoy the dewey-decimal-like organization system. I really like the concept of using numbers for organization in that way. Is PARA or ACCESS similar in that regard?

[@itsjohnmavrick]

@@cloudburst1182 if you sign up for my free obsidian templates it will be there as part of the first email you get :)

[@itsjohnmavrick]

@@cloudburst1182 nope, para and access are more abstract and dynamic and are more personalized, rather than the rigidity of the decimal system (which is why i enjoy it)

[@Hammerphone44]

This app is brilliant!

[@nicoletorres7539]

11:27 this background song is Black Catcher by Vickeblanka but in another version. What version? is there any youtube link? I'd love to chill and study listening this. Soooo good

[@itsjohnmavrick]

all songs are in the description, its black catcher but is it okay if its lofi

[@NiceMoKnows]

Where did you find the evangelion music?

[@itsjohnmavrick]

pretty much all songs are from the artist kijugo :)

[@SoulforSale]

Its a fun app. Im looking for some ideas. The interface takes some getting used to.

[@itsjohnmavrick]

Hope my example use was good inspiration! what about the interface do you struggle with

[@SoulforSale]

@@itsjohnmavrick the app is just pretty bare bones. the interface itself isn't the problem. it's more lack of depth. not enough options

[@itsjohnmavrick]

@@SoulforSale that is fair, I think it's a good framework but eventually I did end up using other apps because I didn't need the gamification aspect as much

[@SoulforSale]

@@itsjohnmavrick it's fun. I'm only a few weeks in

[@majohnse]

Do you still use Habitica? Do you incorporate GTD into Habitica? If so, how?

[@itsjohnmavrick]

I've been starting to use habitica again but I never used GTD with it, and would recommend Todoist instead for a system like that. if you want habitica though, i would somehow use the labels/tags to categorize the different categories in gtd and use the search filter from there.

[@bradford-vts]

\thanks for a great video. are you still using habitca? is there alternative apps that you think are better or equal?

[@itsjohnmavrick]

I have not been using Habitica anymore as I find myself being able to do my habits without any external benefits, if anything I would want a tracker to see certain stats but Habitica doesn't easily provide that in their app so I'd prefer something else. It definitely did help kickstart and make me mindful of developing good habits though :) I tried using it again for daily things, but I keep forgetting to check things off.

[@TheHomelander2099]

Do u know why they removed guilds?

[@itsjohnmavrick]

not sure sorry !

[@TheHomelander2099]

Kk

[@caitrionanicharragain8485]

Thanks for this video. Do you (or does anyone) have recommendations of alternative apps or is habitica the best?

[@itsjohnmavrick]

i like habitica the most as it has many things in one :) if you want something simple like just a habit tracker you can probably get the first one on the app store, it depends on your needs

[@achilesmatrix8543]

Fukashigi no carte on the background tho

[@itsjohnmavrick]

ofc ofc ;)

[@insta4k796]

Is that lofi black catcher

[@itsjohnmavrick]

;)

[@spifuntastic621]

Eyo this video is epic, supa smooth. You still using Habitica?

[@itsjohnmavrick]

No, I grew out of the gamification aspect but am still following similar task management practices in other apps 👍

[@spifuntastic621]

@@itsjohnmavrick Ahhhh okay, cool, thanks!!

[@laureanooliva7836]

cute cat

[@GernaQ010]

Maravilla de juego

[@vunknownvictory]

How to sell the items? It doesn't seems working when I'm doing it

[@itsjohnmavrick]

I don't use the app anymore so I'm not sure 🥲

[@vunknownvictory]

@@itsjohnmavrick well.. poop

[@sollec9279]

2000th Like.

[@the_eloquent_tongue]

Are you still playing this game?

[@itsjohnmavrick]

no, i am trying to get back into it though for the habit

[@TheHomelander2099]

​@@itsjohnmavrickwhy did they remove guilds?

[@itsjohnmavrick]

@@TheHomelander2099 not sure, i have not used habitica in a while :/

[@TheHomelander2099]

@@itsjohnmavrick oh okk 😅😐

[@Licitumz]

​@@TheHomelander2099do you recommended Habitica for people who doesn't have friend

[@Kwayzar_]

I'm curious, are you still using this?

[@itsjohnmavrick]

No I do not, I just use todoist and Obsidian instead now :)

[@SHErlock_plusplus]

I admire you for making videos about productivity but I can't seem to finish this video because it keeps on moving, I felt kind of dizzy.

[@itsjohnmavrick]

ive taken that into consideration for my future videos, sorry it ruined the viewing experience :(

[@kateweatherwax6484]

Oh my god, this looks like a rabbit hole and way too time consuming for me.

[@itsjohnmavrick]

i'd say the setup was time consuming, but using it on a day to day basis was just like any other task management app :)

[@6we]

5:31 you earn more rewards but you lose more rewards? Huh??

[@question_mark]

malevolentus habiticus maledictus💀

[@itsjohnmavrick]

what 😅

[@grendel7716]

Combine it with atomic habits and D&D

[@itsjohnmavrick]

🤯 i havent had the chance to get into dnd unfortunately 😔

[@grendel7716]

@@itsjohnmavrick who's your favorite character from anything? Pretend to be them

[@27.quannguyenvan36]

LifeUp will do this thing better than Habitica, trust me

[@itsjohnmavrick]

ooo, i havent tried it unfortunately:(

[@SOULJAJOE010]

too much bass in the voiceover

[@itsjohnmavrick]

interesting, first time ive heard this :o when i listen i only find it bassy when i use my amp with bass boost

[@ArmadusMalaysia]

The more i try to learn how to use these apps, the bigger the task becomes.

[@itsjohnmavrick]

yeah it can be overwhelming at times, i'd recommend just sticking to what you're used to in these apps (simple todos) and then slowly try new things as you need them :)

[@ArmadusMalaysia]

@@itsjohnmavrick i realized that since 90% of the time I have my phone readily available to use by me, I managed to stick to LifeUp which costs a few dollars. It seems to suit my lifestyle and I've started to get this gamify experience. I'm really loving it. I didn't get it at first, but I started off with adding a task that I already do on a daily basis like brushing my teeth and getting rewarded with coins, exp, and better stats on my health. The coins are simply used to reward myself with watching a youtube video. E.g. 10 coins for 1 youtube video. What started off simple is now my day to day app to check dozens of tasks that I procrastinate upon. And I can break up the the task into sub tasks to make it feel easier. Such as gaining a coin just for reaching out for the book I've procrastinated on reading for many years.

[@fallenangel8785]

😍😍

[@matthewgarcia920]

this is a petty thing but i really can't stand the font they use lol

[@itsjohnmavrick]

really? i find it to be okay, definitely not modern though lul

[@foxy2348]

Myy good your Workflow of doing things seems neurotic to me ^^ No offense =)

[@itsjohnmavrick]

i don't use habitica anymore so unfortunately i don't remember what my workflow was like 😅