Examples
Habit checkboxes vs a richer Arc
Typical habit trackers stop at task completion — one habit, one checkbox, a streak. KriArc logs yes / no, number with a unit (like minutes or pages), and labels with multi-select options. Left: how you log. Right: Arc totals counted only from those activities — including examples that hit multiple life areas.
Typical habit tracker
One habit → one checkbox → a streak
Task completion tells you whether you showed up — not what the session contained or which parts of life it shaped.
KriArc
Activity → tags → life areas → Arc
One action can carry yes/no flags and numbers. Arc adds them up from what you actually logged.
How you track
Learning & reading
Habits: Read ✓ · Study ✓
One checkbox can’t tell fiction from an AI paper. KriArc keeps pages, topic, mood labels, and learning in the same log.
Tags you set up
Unit: pages
Options: Happy · Curious · Tired · Excited
Activities logged
Read a novel
ReadingPages20 pagesFictionMoodlabelsHappyExcitedAI deep-dive
LearningReadingPages10 pagesAIMoodlabelsCurious
How Arc sees it
From these 2 activities
Totals are counted from the activities on the left — yes/no hits, number sums, and label frequencies. Nothing invented.
2
Activities that counted
1/1
Life areas active
Life areas
Learning
life area · yes / no
1 activity
Tag totals
Reading
yes / no
2 activities
Pages
Across 2 activities
30 pages
AI
yes / no
1 activity
Fiction
yes / no
1 activity
Mood
Selected on 2 activities
3 labels used
What drove life areas
- AI deep-dive→Learning
How you track
Fitness & movement
Habits: Gym ✓ · Yoga ✓ · Push-ups ✓
Three habits, three checkboxes — and still no minutes or reps. Time is a numeric tag with unit minutes; intensity is labels you pick.
Tags you set up
Unit: reps
Unit: reps
Unit: min
Unit: rounds
Options: Easy · Moderate · Hard
Activities logged
Chest workout
HealthGymPush-ups20 repsTime20 minIntensitylabelsHardSurya Shakti
HealthYogaTime30 minSurya Shakti18 roundsIntensitylabelsModerate
How Arc sees it
From these 2 activities
Totals are counted from the activities on the left — yes/no hits, number sums, and label frequencies. Nothing invented.
2
Activities that counted
1/1
Life areas active
Life areas
Health
life area · yes / no
2 activities
Tag totals
Gym
yes / no
1 activity
Yoga
yes / no
1 activity
Push-ups
Across 1 activity
20 reps
Time
Across 2 activities
50 min
Surya Shakti
Across 1 activity
18 rounds
Intensity
Selected on 2 activities
2 labels used
What drove life areas
- Chest workout→Health
- Surya Shakti→Health
How you track
One session, two life areas
Habits: Run ✓ · Learn ✓ (two streaks, zero connection)
Habit apps split this into separate checkboxes. In KriArc one activity can hit Health and Learning together — Arc shows both life areas active.
Tags you set up
Unit: min
Options: Happy · Energized · Focused · Tired
Activities logged
Morning run + podcast
HealthLearningRunPodcastTime40 minMoodlabelsEnergizedFocusedEasy recovery walk
HealthRunTime25 minMoodlabelsHappy
How Arc sees it
From these 2 activities
Totals are counted from the activities on the left — yes/no hits, number sums, and label frequencies. Nothing invented.
2
Activities that counted
2/2
Life areas active
Life areas
Health
life area · yes / no
2 activities
Learning
life area · yes / no
1 activity
Tag totals
Run
yes / no
2 activities
Podcast
yes / no
1 activity
Time
Across 2 activities
65 min
Mood
Selected on 2 activities
3 labels used
What drove life areas
- Morning run + podcast→HealthLearning
- Easy recovery walk→Health
How you track
Deep work & meetings
Habits: Deep work ✓ · No meetings morning ✓
Focus minutes are a number tag with unit min. Context is labels — deep work vs meeting energy isn’t lost in a single checkbox.
Tags you set up
Unit: min
Options: Sharp · Flat · Drained · Wired
Activities logged
Feature sprint
WorkDeep workFocus90 minShippingEnergylabelsSharpClient sync
WorkMeetingFocus45 minEnergylabelsFlatWired
How Arc sees it
From these 2 activities
Totals are counted from the activities on the left — yes/no hits, number sums, and label frequencies. Nothing invented.
2
Activities that counted
1/1
Life areas active
Life areas
Work
life area · yes / no
2 activities
Tag totals
Deep work
yes / no
1 activity
Meeting
yes / no
1 activity
Focus
Across 2 activities
135 min
Shipping
yes / no
1 activity
Energy
Selected on 2 activities
3 labels used
What drove life areas
- Feature sprint→Work
- Client sync→Work
How you track
Mind & stillness
Habits: Meditate ✓ · Journal ✓
Minutes are numeric. Mood labels capture how the session felt — not just that it happened.
Tags you set up
Unit: min
Options: Calm · Anxious · Clear · Heavy
Activities logged
Morning sit
MindMeditationMinutes15 minMoodlabelsCalmClearEvening journal walk
MindJournalWalkMinutes25 minMoodlabelsHeavy
How Arc sees it
From these 2 activities
Totals are counted from the activities on the left — yes/no hits, number sums, and label frequencies. Nothing invented.
2
Activities that counted
1/1
Life areas active
Life areas
Mind
life area · yes / no
2 activities
Tag totals
Meditation
yes / no
1 activity
Journal
yes / no
1 activity
Minutes
Across 2 activities
40 min
Walk
yes / no
1 activity
Mood
Selected on 2 activities
3 labels used
What drove life areas
- Morning sit→Mind
- Evening journal walk→Mind
How you track
Relationships
Habits: Call family ✓ · Date night ✓
Time is minutes. Connection type is yes/no. How it felt is a labels tag — Meaningful alone isn’t the whole story.
Tags you set up
Unit: min
Options: Warm · Tense · Playful · Supportive
Activities logged
Call parents
RelationshipsFamilyTime25 minVibelabelsWarmSupportiveDinner together
RelationshipsPartnerTime90 minVibelabelsPlayfulWarm
How Arc sees it
From these 2 activities
Totals are counted from the activities on the left — yes/no hits, number sums, and label frequencies. Nothing invented.
2
Activities that counted
1/1
Life areas active
Life areas
Relationships
life area · yes / no
2 activities
Tag totals
Family
yes / no
1 activity
Partner
yes / no
1 activity
Time
Across 2 activities
115 min
Vibe
Selected on 2 activities
3 labels used
What drove life areas
- Call parents→Relationships
- Dinner together→Relationships
How you track
Health + relationships + creativity
Habits: Cook ✓ · Social ✓ · Create ✓
Three streaks for one evening. One activity can feed three life areas — Arc’s life-areas-active becomes 3/3 from real links.
Tags you set up
Unit: min
Options: Happy · Stressed · Proud · Tired
Activities logged
Dinner party + playlist
HealthRelationshipsCreativityCooked at homeHad guestsTime180 minMoodlabelsHappyProudTiredSolo meal prep
HealthCooked at homeTime45 minMoodlabelsProud
How Arc sees it
From these 2 activities
Totals are counted from the activities on the left — yes/no hits, number sums, and label frequencies. Nothing invented.
2
Activities that counted
3/3
Life areas active
Life areas
Health
life area · yes / no
2 activities
Relationships
life area · yes / no
1 activity
Creativity
life area · yes / no
1 activity
Tag totals
Cooked at home
yes / no
2 activities
Had guests
yes / no
1 activity
Time
Across 2 activities
225 min
Mood
Selected on 2 activities
3 labels used
What drove life areas
- Dinner party + playlist→HealthRelationshipsCreativity
- Solo meal prep→Health
How you track
Creative practice
Habits: Write ✓ · Practice instrument ✓
Words and minutes are number tags with units. Medium is labels — writing and music don’t need separate habit rows to coexist.
Tags you set up
Unit: words
Unit: min
Options: Prose · Poetry · Guitar · Piano
Activities logged
Novel draft
CreativityWritingWords800 wordsMediumlabelsProseGuitar practice
CreativityMusicTime30 minMediumlabelsGuitar
How Arc sees it
From these 2 activities
Totals are counted from the activities on the left — yes/no hits, number sums, and label frequencies. Nothing invented.
2
Activities that counted
1/1
Life areas active
Life areas
Creativity
life area · yes / no
2 activities
Tag totals
Writing
yes / no
1 activity
Words
Across 1 activity
800 words
Music
yes / no
1 activity
Time
Across 1 activity
30 min
Medium
Selected on 2 activities
2 labels used
What drove life areas
- Novel draft→Creativity
- Guitar practice→Creativity
How you track
Language learning
Habits: Duolingo ✓ · Anki ✓
Cards and minutes are numbers. Mode is labels — flashcards vs conversation, counted honestly.
Tags you set up
Unit: cards
Unit: min
Options: Flashcards · Listening · Speaking · Reading
Activities logged
Anki reviews
LearningLanguageAnki40 cardsTime12 minModelabelsFlashcardsLanguage exchange
LearningLanguageConversationTime30 minModelabelsSpeakingListening
How Arc sees it
From these 2 activities
Totals are counted from the activities on the left — yes/no hits, number sums, and label frequencies. Nothing invented.
2
Activities that counted
1/1
Life areas active
Life areas
Learning
life area · yes / no
2 activities
Tag totals
Language
yes / no
2 activities
Anki
Across 1 activity
40 cards
Conversation
yes / no
1 activity
Time
Across 2 activities
42 min
Mode
Selected on 2 activities
3 labels used
What drove life areas
- Anki reviews→Learning
- Language exchange→Learning
How you track
Money habits
Habits: No spend ✓ · Log expenses ✓
Yes/no for behaviors. Channel is labels — where the money decision happened without inventing a second habit list.
Tags you set up
Options: Home · Out · Online · Subscription
Activities logged
Home-cooked weeknight
FinanceNo spendCooked at homeChannellabelsHomeSunday money check
FinanceReviewed budgetLogged expenseChannellabelsOnlineSubscription
How Arc sees it
From these 2 activities
Totals are counted from the activities on the left — yes/no hits, number sums, and label frequencies. Nothing invented.
2
Activities that counted
1/1
Life areas active
Life areas
Finance
life area · yes / no
2 activities
Tag totals
No spend
yes / no
1 activity
Cooked at home
yes / no
1 activity
Reviewed budget
yes / no
1 activity
Logged expense
yes / no
1 activity
Channel
Selected on 2 activities
3 labels used
What drove life areas
- Home-cooked weeknight→Finance
- Sunday money check→Finance
The point
Same model. Your life. Honest totals.
Shape tags around what you already care about. Log real activities. Arc only reflects what those activities linked and measured — so the picture stays trustworthy.