The JustGoBloom Blog

Grow your goals, root by root.

Research-backed writing on building habits, sticking to goals, and the science of showing up.

Our Story

The Story Behind JustGoBloom

JustGoBloom was built by a 17-year-old CS student who was already tracking habits in a spreadsheet and wanted to make it something he could watch grow. Here’s the full story.

Habit Science

How Long Does It Really Take to Build a Habit?

The "21 days" claim has no research behind it. A University College London study found habit formation took a median of about 66 days, with a range of 18 to 254. Here’s what the evidence actually shows.

Habit Science

Why Visual Progress Helps You Stick to Your Goals

Research on loss aversion, the endowed progress effect, and the IKEA effect helps explain why seeing your progress works better than checking a box.

How-To Guides

How to Stick to Your Goals: 6 Research-Backed Strategies

Six practical strategies for following through on goals, drawn from published research on habit formation, goal setting, and behaviour change.