Skip to main content

Circle: Ability to have a mutual habit where everyone in the Circle can take action on.

Feature Request

I think it would be helpful to allow choosing between two modes when creating a mutual habit:

  1. “Everyone must complete it” — the habit is only marked as done when all selected members have completed it (as you described).

  2. “Anyone can complete it” — once one member marks the habit as done, it counts as completed for the group. For others who didn’t complete it themselves, the habit will appear as skipped in their lists — reflecting that it was taken care of, but not by them.

Here are a few examples to illustrate the difference:

Example A

• Option 1: Everyone in the family must brush their teeth.

• Option 2: One person in the family needs to wash the dishes — it doesn’t matter who.

Example B

• Option 1: Each team member must clean their own workspace.

• Option 2: One team member needs to turn off the lights before leaving — anyone can do it.

Posted by Minh Thư ·
1 comment

Comments1

  • Minh Thư

    Team•

    Aug 15, 2025

    Another important point: mutual habits should not automatically appear in the lists of all Circle members.

    For instance, in a family Circle with mom, dad, and a small child — brushing teeth can be a shared habit for all three, but dishwashing might only apply to the parents. So, mutual habits should be assignable to specific members only.

    In another situation of most teams, members have different roles and skills — and not everyone is capable (or even allowed) to perform every habit.

    For example, in a sales department you might have:

    • 3 salespeople

    • 2 call center operators

    • 1 team lead

    And the team could share a set of habits like:

    1. Prepare the workplace — done by everyone; the habit is marked complete for the Circle only when all members complete it.

    2. Start the demo equipment and check for updates — can be done by any salesperson or the team lead; counted as done if any one of them completes it.

    3. Return missed calls from off-hours — can only be done by operators or the lead (salespeople don’t have phones).

    4. Count cash in the register — done by one of the salespeople.

    5. Take a lunch break — done by each team member individually.

    6. Take short breaks — everyone takes two per day.

    7. Turn off the display area — done by a salesperson.

    8. Turn off lights and signage — can be done by any team member.

    9. Lock the office — only the team lead does this.

    So mutual habits should allow for flexible settings:

    some completed individually by all, some by anyone, and some by specific roles only.