Start here
New here? This is the path.
Chasing Sunsets is a small site about making ordinary days a little better: habits, focus, and looking after yourself, written plainly by C.S. The whole approach fits in one sentence: start smaller than feels reasonable, put it where you can see it, and never miss twice. Three articles cover it, in order.
Step 1 · 12 min
Build one habit
Everything on this site sits on the same base: one small habit, attached to something you already do, with a rule for the day you miss. Read this first. It is the longest article here and the only one that is required.
How to build a habit that actually sticksStep 2 · 12 min
Set up a day that survives
A plan for your workday that has an official minimum, so a bad week does not wipe it out. One thing, three items, a parking lot, and a five-minute shutdown. Comes with a free printable planner.
A simple productivity system that survives a bad weekStep 3 · 8 min
Put the habit somewhere you can see it
A tracker works when it lives in the room where the habit happens. This is the short list of paper and wall options, from a plain calendar to a purpose-built journal. One of them is free.
The best habit trackers that aren't apps
Free things
The one-page planner prints on a normal sheet and holds the whole daily system. The wallpapers are free too. No email address, no watermark, nothing to unlock.
If today is heavier than a habit can fix
Some days the problem is not focus. The Hard Day Kit is a two-minute calm page, and Help lists real people and official lines by country. Both come before any productivity advice.
When you want more
Stories holds true, sourced accounts of ordinary people at a turning point. Quotes is the lines from our Facebook page, one per card, nothing fancy. New articles land in Lifestyle first while the other sections are being rewritten by hand.
Newsletter
Want the next article when it lands?
One email a week at most, only when there is something worth sending. The articles above are free either way.