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Motivation card: the dashboard at the top-right of your shelf
Last updated June 10, 2026 · 4 min read
The horizontal card top-right of the bookshelf is the motivation dashboard. The compact view is a glance; clicking expands it into the Your Writing Tree detail.
Compact widget on the bookshelf
A horizontal card visible the moment your shelf loads:
- Slime icon (small)
- Aggregate: total works + accumulated words (e.g. "4 works · 172 words")
- Streak badge (e.g. "Day 1")
- Action button: "Set Up My Writing Habit" before onboarding is done; switches to quick stats after
The whole card is clickable — tap it → opens Your Writing Tree detail.
What the detail shows
Five regions:
1 · Tree stage + day count
E.g. "Seed · Day 1" — the writing tree's current stage + your writing streak.
The tree grows through several stages, starting from a seed — see Writing tree.
2 · Encouragement line
A line tied to the current tree stage (e.g. "Every journey begins with a single step. You got this!").
No scoring, no penalty — pure companionship.
3 · Writer's quote
A side panel shows a writing-related quote from well-known writers. It rotates daily.
4 · Slime + today's words / streak
A larger slime icon + two stats:
- WRITTEN TODAY (e.g. 0)
- WRITING STREAK (e.g. 1)
A hint underneath: "Screenshot and share your progress on social media — declaring your goals helps build habits."
5 · Getting Started (exploration)
Progress on the 6 one-shot exploration tasks (e.g. 3/6) — see Daily quest + Getting Started.
Design philosophy
Slima's take on motivation:
- No reward / punishment → short-term effective, long-term burns out
- Visible growth → watching your tree go from seed to fruiting has more weight than a streak number
- Emotional companionship → missing a day isn't "failure", it's "the tree is waiting"
The daily visual-growth loop is companionship-based, with no "streak break penalty". Separate 7/30/100-day streak-milestone rewards do live in the same panel as opt-in claims — not penalties.