XP and Rewards

If you’ve spent any time playing a roleplaying game like Dungeons & Dragons or the Final Fantasy video game series, you’ll know what we mean when we talk about Experience or XP.

For those of you who are unfamiliar, experience points, or XP is earned for exploring the world and yourself. When you gain enough XP you “level up.” With a new level comes new abilities, skills, and powers.

In the same way, the Level Up Habit Journal helps you track your real-world experiences, and then rewards you with XP.

Everything in the journal will give you XP. The more often you hit your goals, the more XP you gain. Gaining XP represents the gradual improvement of your skills and habits, another step toward a goal, a personal insight, or a job well done!

But wait, there’s more!

One of the most important pages in the Level Up Habit Journal is the rewards page. Here, you’ll see preset XP scores inside each shield, beside the shield, are blank lines. This is a space for you to write down rewards you’ll gain for hitting certain XP thresholds. 

It’s important that these rewards are meaningful. In other words, choose stuff that you wouldn’t normally experience or purchase on an average day.

For example, if you go to the movies often then writing “Go see a movie” on the first line won’t feel like a reward. In contrast, if you don’t often treat yourself to a fancy dinner, then this may have more of an impact and feel special when you achieve your goal.

The XP in the Journal is cumulative, you’ll continue to add it up as you progress through. When you finish this Journal and move on to a new one you’ll start your XP journey over, which means new rewards and more level-ups!