Data & Studies

What writing data actually shows: streaks, times of day, drop-off patterns and genre word counts – analysed, not asserted.

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Reading a Writing Heatmap: What the Colours Mean

A writing heatmap records exactly which days you wrote, but only roughly how much. How apps set the colour steps, and what the gaps in the grid can tell you.

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How to Track Writing Progress: 5 Methods Compared

Paper, bullet journal, spreadsheet, web service or app: what each costs, what it can analyse and where it breaks, with trial evidence and a three-year sum.

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What a Writing Tracker Measures, and Who It Helps

Recording your progress raises goal attainment by d = 0.40 across 138 studies. The advice to write daily has far weaker evidence. Here is the difference.

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Reading a Writing Heatmap: What the Colours Mean

How to Track Writing Progress: 5 Methods Compared

What a Writing Tracker Measures, and Who It Helps