Track Your Resolutions with Ease: Introducing My New Year Resolutions Tracker

Say goodbye to broken resolutions! My New Year Resolutions Tracker helps you stay consistent, visualize progress, and achieve your goals.

The start of a new year brings fresh opportunities, optimism, and—let’s be honest—our ever-growing list of New Year resolutions. But how many times have we started strong only to lose momentum a few weeks in? Not anymore! 🚀

Introducing my New Year Resolutions Tracker, a tool designed to help you stay consistent, celebrate progress, and crush those goals one day at a time.

Why Did I Build This App?

As a developer passionate about productivity and self-improvement, I wanted a simple, no-fuss app to:

• Track daily progress on resolutions.
• Provide a visual representation of achievements (inspired by GitHub's contribution graph).
• Motivate users to build consistent habits by highlighting streaks.

Instead of relying on generic apps, I decided to build one tailored for resolutions and share it with the world. It's minimal, easy to use, and completely private—your data stays on your device.

What Does the App Do?

Here’s what makes the New Year Resolutions Tracker unique:

🌟 Track Progress

Add your resolutions, and every day, mark them as "Complete." The app visually tracks your daily efforts and highlights your streaks.

📅 GitHub-Style Calendar

See your daily progress in a beautiful, grid-style calendar for each resolution. Green boxes show days you’ve completed your goals, while gray boxes remind you to stay on track.

🔥 Streaks Tracker

Motivate yourself to stay consistent with a streak counter. It shows how many consecutive days you've achieved your goal.

🛠️ Offline & Private

Your data is saved securely in your browser’s local storage. No accounts. No tracking. Just you and your goals.

How I Built It

I developed the app using:

• Next.js: For building a fast, server-rendered React application.
• TypeScript: To keep the codebase robust and maintainable.
• ShadCN & TailwindCSS: For a sleek and responsive UI.
• Date-fns: To handle date-related calculations, like rendering months and tracking streaks.
• LocalStorage: To ensure your tasks and progress persist between sessions.

Challenges and Learning Opportunities

Building this app wasn’t without its hurdles. Here are a few things I learned:

1. Calendar Visualization: Rendering a dynamic grid for daily progress was a fun challenge.
2. LocalStorage Management: Ensuring data persistence and syncing with state effectively.
3. Responsive UI: Using TailwindCSS to make the app accessible across devices.
4. User Experience: Simplifying features for a frictionless experience.

Ready to Try It?

Head over to the New Year Resolutions Tracker and start turning your resolutions into reality today! 🎉

Whether it’s reading more books, exercising, or building that side project, this app is your daily companion for staying on track.

What’s Next?

I’m planning to add:

• Custom Notifications: Gentle reminders to complete your tasks.
• Yearly Stats: Summarize your progress at the end of the year.
• Dark Mode: For night owls working late on their goals.

Have suggestions or feedback? I’d love to hear from you! Reach out via Twitter.

Thanks for reading, and here’s to making 2025 the year we stick to our resolutions! 🎯

Happy New Year and Happy Coding!