A shared challenge check-in can be one sentence: what you planned, what happened and any support you want. Choose a format your group can use consistently, and make personal detail optional.
The prompts below are original conversation templates. Use them in your chosen message thread, notebook or the reflection space available in your app. They add wording to your agreement; the app continues to determine its own completion and streak rules.
Choose the purpose of today's update
- Record the action: What did I complete from today's plan?
- Explain a useful detail: What made starting easier or harder?
- Ask for support: What response would help me next?
A group can use the first prompt every planned day and leave the others optional. An update needs only the information people agreed to share. Save a longer conversation for the weekly review.
Completion prompts with examples
- My plan was ___. I completed ___. My plan was ten minutes of reading. I completed ten minutes after lunch.
- I tried ___. Next planned session: ___. I tried a new sketching exercise. Next planned session: Wednesday evening.
- Today was a planned rest day. I return on ___. Today was a planned rest day. I return on Friday.
- I missed the planned action. My next opportunity is ___. I missed reading today. My next opportunity is after breakfast tomorrow.
When you cannot remember what happened, record it as unknown. If you did part of the planned action, describe that accurately. Your group can acknowledge the effort while keeping the original completion rule clear.
Reflection prompts
- What was the easiest moment to begin today?
- What material or setup was ready when I needed it?
- What interrupted the plan?
- What did I enjoy about the activity itself?
- What one adjustment do I want to test?
For a reading group, one optional prompt is: Which idea or scene stayed with you? Agree on a spoiler boundary first. A participant could write, “I liked how the opening described the setting; I will save the plot details for our discussion.”
Support prompts and useful replies
Make the request explicit: “I would like encouragement,” “Can someone help me choose a smaller target?” or “I only want to record today.” A partner can answer, “Would you like to talk through the schedule?” and wait for an invitation before offering advice.
If a check-in is absent, use the reminder agreement and message examples. An absent update leaves the person's activity unknown.
Copy a check-in card
Date and planned action: What happened: completed / partial / missed / rest / unknown One detail I want to share: Support I welcome: encouragement / ideas / a reminder / acknowledgment My next planned opportunity:
Download the check-in card. For example, a participant might fill it in as “Tuesday, ten minutes reading; completed; the library book was already in my bag; acknowledgment; Wednesday after lunch.” The card works with the accountability agreement.
For the product's shared challenge experience, read how the Quests app works. Choose a sharing method whose actual audience and settings fit the group.