Free tool

Daily quest generator for real life

Choose the areas you care about, the time you really have and how many quests you want. The generator builds a short daily list from the same quest library the XP Tracker app uses, and you can swap any quest you don't like.

Plan Your Day quest art from XP Tracker, Hunter version

Build today's quest list

How the generator picks your quests

The list comes from a real quest library, the one XP Tracker players use every day. It holds the shared core daily quests, such as Clean Start, Stretch, Deep Focus and Gratitude, and the daily add-on quests, such as Drink water, Floss, Cook at home and Message a friend.

Each quest carries an area and a rough time cost. The generator goes round your chosen areas in turn, so you get a mix rather than five body quests in a row. It skips any quest that would push you past your minutes. Quests like No social media or No sugary drinks cost no extra time, because you keep them all day and check in at night, so they always fit. You get at most one of those per list, since holding back on two things at once is harder than it sounds.

Press Swap next to any quest you don't want, and the generator picks another from the same area that still fits your time.

Daily Reading quest art from XP Tracker, Warrior version — Daily Reading: read your pages, scaled to your own reading goal.

Make the list stick

Give each quest a time and place. "Stretch for 3 minutes after I brush my teeth" works better than "stretch more". Gollwitzer and Sheeran's 2006 meta-analysis of 94 studies found that if-then plans like this had a medium-to-large effect on reaching goals. The if-then planner writes them for you.
Define done. Each quest on your list already has a finish line: three intentions, 3 minutes, one message. Keep it that way when you rewrite one.
Start smaller than feels right. You can always add a quest next week. Taking one away after a bad week feels like failing, even when it isn't.
Keep the same list for at least two weeks. A new list every morning is fun, but habits grow from repeating the same action in the same context. Roll once, then live with it for a while.
Missing a day is normal. In Lally and colleagues' 2010 study of habit formation, missing a single day did not materially slow the habit down. Pick the list back up the next day.

Limits of the tool

The generator knows nothing about your health, job or family, so treat the list as a draft. If a quest doesn't suit your body or your situation, swap it or rewrite it. You choose your own goals: the tool only offers ideas. For a fuller picture of how a quest-based day can look, read real-life daily quests, and for one-off adventures rather than daily habits, try the side quest generator.

Try it today

Roll a list, keep the three quests you like most, and write them on a sticky note where you'll see them tonight. Tick them off before bed.

Questions people ask

What is a real-life daily quest?

A small, clear action you do once a day, written so you know exactly when it counts as done. Stretch for 3 minutes. Read your pages. Message a friend. Calling it a quest is a framing trick: it turns a vague intention into a task with a finish line.

How many daily quests should I start with?

Three is a good first week. If all three feel easy after a week or two, add one more. A list you finish on a bad day teaches you more than a long list you finish twice.

Where do the quests come from?

From XP Tracker's real quest library: the shared core daily quests every player has, like Clean Start and Deep Focus, plus the daily add-on quests from the app's library, like Drink water, Floss or Message a friend.

Can I change a quest the generator gives me?

Yes. Press Swap next to any quest to get another one from the same area, or roll a whole new list. On paper, rewrite any quest so it fits your life. The point is a list you will actually do.

What do the time estimates mean?

They are rough minutes for a first version of each quest. Timer quests use the shortest timer from the app. Quests marked as an end-of-day check-in, like No social media, take no extra time: you hold the line all day and check in at night.