In the journal you sometimes see a note next to a habit saying it affects your recovery — for better or worse. This is not fortune telling and not general rules from the internet. It is a conclusion computed from your data. Let us look at how it comes about.

The app compares your own days

tri looks at the days when you logged the habit and the days when you did not, and compares what recovery was like in each. If on days with an early bedtime you recover noticeably better, and with late coffee worse, the app notices and highlights it.

Important: the comparison happens only inside your data. It is not “coffee is bad for everyone” but “here is what happens with you”.

Why check-ins need to accumulate

One or two coincidences mean nothing — it could be chance. For a link to be reliable you need statistics: many days with the habit and without it. So the note does not appear straight away, but when there is enough data to tell a pattern from a fluke.

Because of that, the longer and more honestly you keep the journal, the more precise and useful the hints become.

How to read it

  • “Affects positively” — on days with this habit you recover better. Worth holding on to.
  • “Affects negatively” — the habit seems to get in your way. Worth a closer look.
  • No note yet — there is not enough data, keep logging.

And the main thing: this is a hint, not a verdict. A link is not always a cause: sometimes a third, shared thing sits behind both. Use the notes as a reason to experiment: change the habit for a couple of weeks and see what recovery answers.

This is a statistical hint from your data, not a medical conclusion. Make health decisions with a doctor.