Weekly Habit Review Scorer
Grade your habit week from 0 to 100 across four things that actually matter: completion, consistency, energy, and obstacles. You'll see how this week stacks up against last week, what your biggest risk factor was, and three specific changes to try over the next seven days.
Habits planned this week
Total habit-completions you scheduled (e.g., 3 habits × 7 days = 21).
Habits actually completed
How many of those scheduled habits you actually checked off this week.
Days you did at least one habit
Your consistency dimension. Out of 7 days, how many had at least one check-in?
Average energy this week
How fueled did you feel, on average? Low energy is the #1 hidden saboteur of habit consistency.
Top reason you missed days
Pick the reason that explains the most misses, or 'None' if you didn't miss any.
Last week's score (optional)
Leave at 0 if this is your first tracked week. The trend will read 'First week tracked.'
This week's rates
Score breakdown
3 adjustments for next week
- Anchor each habit to a fixed daily cue (e.g., right after morning coffee)
- Cut your weekly habit list to your top 2, and finish them before adding more
- Schedule a 5-minute Sunday review to lock in next week's plan
Run weekly reviews on autopilot
Habit Tracker's heatmap fills in the inputs for you. Just count habits and active days from your week of squares, then re-score every Sunday.
Why a weekly review beats daily guilt
Most habit-tracker users feel guilty when they break a streak, then quit. A weekly review reframes the data: one missed day doesn't sink the score, the system as a whole does. Getting Things Done calls this the "Get Clear / Get Current / Get Creative" loop, and Tiny Habits frames it as a "Practice & Revise" mindset. Both replace daily judgment with a weekly retrospective that asks one question: is the system working?
Self-Determination Theory (Ryan & Deci) shows that reflection supports two of the three needs that drive intrinsic motivation: autonomy (you choose the adjustments) and competence (you see the trend improving). That's why a weekly review feels generative instead of punishing. The shift in question is what matters: not "did I succeed today?" but "is my system improving week over week?" One number captures that better than seven daily check-ins ever could.
How to score your week (the four dimensions)
The total score is a weighted sum of four dimensions, capped at 100. Each weight is grounded in habit-formation research:
- Completion (40 pts), the visible "did I do it" signal. Capped at 100% so users can't game the score by lowering their plan.
- Consistency (35 pts). Lally et al. (2010) found that daily repetition drives automaticity more than total volume. One habit on 7 days beats 7 habits on one day.
- Energy (15 pts), the leading indicator. Low energy this week predicts low completion next week (Self-Determination Theory).
- Resilience (10 pts). The type of obstacle matters. Travel is fixable; chronic fatigue isn't, without a deeper change.
The score is deliberately not 100% completion. That would teach you to lower your plan to inflate the number. Consistency, energy, and the obstacle pattern all matter to whether the habit will survive next week.
What to do with your score
Three rules of thumb keep the output actionable:
- A or B (80+): protect your rhythm. Don't add habits; reinforce the cues that worked.
- C (70–79): fix one dimension, not all. The "Top risk factor" output names it for you.
- D or F (under 70): cut scope to one habit for 3 days. Re-score. Momentum, not catch-up.
The trend matters more than any single score. A 65 to 75 jump is more meaningful than a static 90, because identity change happens at the trajectory level, not the snapshot level. That's the central argument in Atomic Habits. Run the review at the same time each week (Sunday evening or Monday morning are most popular) and the score becomes a habit itself.
Score reference table
Use the grade band to decide what to change next week. Each row maps a score range to a one-line interpretation and the single biggest lever to pull.
| Letter | Score | What it means | Next-week focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 90–100 | Outstanding week, all four dimensions firing. | Protect the rhythm. Don't add new habits, reinforce the cues that worked. |
| B | 80–89 | Strong week, one weak link is keeping you out of A. | Tighten the lowest-scoring dimension only. Leave everything else alone. |
| C | 70–79 | Steady week, but quietly draining one dimension. | Run the "Top risk factor" tip for 7 days. Re-score next week. |
| D | 60–69 | Mixed week, wins and misses cancelled out. | Cut to your top 2 habits. Finish them before adding anything. |
| F | 0–59 | Reset week. The system isn't working. | Pick ONE habit. Do it for 3 days. Re-score. Forget catching up. |
Sources: Lally et al. (2010), European Journal of Social Psychology; James Clear, Atomic Habits (2018); BJ Fogg, Tiny Habits (2019); Ryan & Deci, Self-Determination Theory.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about scoring your habit week and acting on the result
What is a weekly habit review?
A weekly habit review is a 10 to 15 minute reflection where you grade how the past 7 days went on completion, consistency, energy, and obstacles, then pick one or two adjustments for the next week. Practitioners of GTD, Atomic Habits, and Tiny Habits all use some version of it. It replaces daily guilt with weekly course-correction.
How is the weekly habit score calculated?
It's a weighted 0 to 100 score: 40 points for completion (habits done ÷ habits planned), 35 for consistency (days you did at least one habit ÷ 7), 15 for average energy (1 to 5), and 10 for the type of obstacle that hit you. The weighting reflects research showing that consistent days repeated drives automaticity more than total volume.
What's a good weekly habit score?
Anything above 80 (a B) means most dimensions are firing. 70 to 79 (C) is steady but has a fixable weak link. Below 60 is a reset week, so cut scope, restart with one habit, and re-score. Aim for the trend, not perfection: a 65 to 75 jump is more meaningful than a static 90.
How often should I run a weekly habit review?
Once a week, same day, same time. Sunday evening or Monday morning are most popular. Anchoring it to an existing routine (after Sunday dinner, with morning coffee) makes the review itself a habit. Skip a week and you lose the trend signal that makes the score useful.
Should I count partial habit completions?
No. Count it only if it crossed the threshold you set when you planned the habit. Half-credit muddies the data and gives you permission to half-do everything. If a habit is too big to finish, that's the signal: shrink the habit, don't shrink the count.
How is this different from a streak counter?
A streak only tracks one habit, one dimension (did/didn't), and resets to zero when broken. The weekly score covers four dimensions across all your habits, doesn't punish a single missed day, and shows whether the system is healthy, not just whether one habit survived.
What if I'm just starting out, is the score useful?
Yes. Set "last week's score" to 0 and the tool reads "First week tracked." Your first score is your baseline; the trend matters from week two onward. New habit-builders should aim for a high consistency score first (showing up every day) and let completion catch up over time.
Can I use this with Habit Tracker's heatmap?
Yes, they're complementary. The heatmap shows you the daily pattern at a glance; this scorer turns that pattern into a single number plus a "what to do next" plan. Use the heatmap to fill in the inputs (count habits and days from your week of squares), then run the scorer.
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