Features Guide
A reference for getting the most out of Behavior Insights. Read top-to-bottom as a walkthrough, or jump directly to the section you need.
New to Behavior Insights? Start with the Getting Started guide first.
1. Consequence Status
Found on every journal entry form and entry detail view.
Not every consequence is known at the moment you log an entry. Behavior Insights lets you record four states so your data stays accurate over time:
You observed a clear outcome and recorded it. The richest data state.
The outcome hasn't happened yet or you haven't observed it. Come back and update the entry. The dashboard tracks how many pending entries you have.
Something followed the behavior, but you couldn't observe it clearly.
By nature, there is no observable consequence for this entry.
Tip: use Pending freely. Accuracy matters more than completeness at the moment of logging.
2. The 7-Day Entry Window
Applies to the journal entry creation form.
Journal entries must be logged within 7 days of when they occurred. This is a deliberate constraint — ABC analysis relies on memory that is close to the event. Entries reconstructed weeks later introduce recall bias that makes pattern analysis less reliable.
If you miss a window, log a fresh entry the next time the behavior occurs rather than backdating an old one.
4. Compare & Contrast
Found on each behavior's page under Context Associations → Compare →.
The Compare page answers two kinds of questions about a single behavior.
With vs. Without (one tag)
Select one tag to see how the behavior differs when that tag is present. The page shows entry counts, the percentage of entries with a known consequence, and the most common outcome tag — separately for entries that include the tag and entries that don't.
A ratio above 2× means the behavior is logged at least twice as often when that context is present. This is a co-occurrence signal, not a causal claim.
Head-to-head (two tags)
Select a second tag in the Tag B dropdown to compare the two contexts directly. Useful for questions like: "Is this behavior more associated with work or home?"
You can also start a comparison from the Tags page — each tag's page shows which behaviors are most frequently logged with it, each with a direct Compare link.
5. Frequency Goals
✦ PremiumSet on any behavior's Edit page.
A frequency goal lets you track whether you're logging a behavior at a target rate — for example, "exercise 3 times per week" or "meditate daily." Goals are available on Premium plans.
When a goal is set, the behavior's page shows a progress bar for the current period (daily, weekly, or monthly) with a count of entries so far. The dashboard trend indicator turns green when you're on track and amber when you're behind pace.
Goals are observational: they count logged entries, not whether you actually performed the behavior the target number of times. Logging accurately gives you the truest picture.
6. Data Discovery
Dashboard widget, below your entry statistics.
Data Discovery surfaces the tag-behavior pairs that stand out most in your data — tags that co-occur with a behavior at a notably higher or lower rate than average. Each row shows a ratio and links directly to the Compare page for that behavior and tag.
How to read the ratio:
- 4× — the behavior is logged 4 times more often when this tag is present than when it isn't.
- 1× — the tag and behavior co-occur at the same rate with and without it.
- Ratios below 1× suggest the tag and behavior rarely appear together.
The widget only appears once you have enough data for the correlations to be meaningful. Keep logging.
7. Pattern Observations
Dashboard card, below Data Discovery. Also on each behavior's page.
Pattern Observations shows your strongest Before→After sequences in plain language — for example:
"For Work Stress: when 'deadline' is present, 'relief' follows in 8 of 10 entries (80%)."
These observations are generated from your Before-category and After-category tags. They surface when a Before tag appears in at least 3 entries and the After tag co-occurs at least twice. Minimum thresholds prevent noisy results from sparse data.
The language is deliberately observational — "follows in", not "causes". Correlation in your journal data cannot establish causation; it can only suggest patterns worth exploring.
Tip: categorize your tags as Before or After to unlock this feature. Uncategorized tags do not appear in Pattern Observations.
8. Insights Page
Insights → in the main navigation.
The Insights page gives you an overview of all your entries across all behaviors, with a configurable time window (All Time, Last 30 Days, Last 3 Months).
What you'll find there:
- Narrative insights — plain-English observations generated from your full history.
- Time patterns — which time of day and day of week your entries cluster in.
- Behavior trends — week-over-week direction for each active behavior.
- Popular tags — the tags appearing most often across all your entries, each linked to its tag page.
- Entries by date — a collapsible chronological log.
Behavior trends show direction (up, down, or flat) relative to the prior week. They reflect logging frequency, not whether the behavior itself changed.
Behavior Insights is a self-help journaling tool. It is not a medical device, clinical service, or substitute for professional mental health support. The observations it surfaces describe patterns in your own data — they are not diagnoses or recommendations.
If you are in crisis or need mental health support, please contact a professional or call/text 988 (US Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, available 24/7).