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What is a Type

A Type is the shape of one kind of thing you track — defined once, reused forever.

A Type in Kaizendex is the shape of something you want to track. Push-ups, sleep, coffee, a book finished, a mood reading — each one is its own Type. You define a Type once, and from then on every time you log that activity it slots into the same shape.

Think of a Type like a form with the fields you care about, that you fill in over and over.

Examples of Types

There's no limit. Some popular categories and what their Types might look like:

Workouts

  • Push-ups — reps (number), set (number)
  • Run — distance (km), duration (minutes), pace
  • Bench press — weight (kg), reps (number), set (number)
  • Yoga session — duration (minutes), style (text)

Health & body

  • Sleep — hours, quality (1–5), wake-up mood
  • Weight — kg (or lbs)
  • Water — glasses
  • Meds taken — taken (yes/no)
  • Blood pressure — systolic, diastolic

Food

  • Coffee — cups
  • Protein — grams
  • Meal — name (text), calories, protein, carbs, fat
  • Alcohol — units

Habits & mood

  • Meditation — session (live timer with a target)
  • Mood — rating (1–5), note (text)
  • Gratitude — note (text)
  • Smoke-free day — made it (yes/no)
  • Pomodoro — focus (Timer, target 25 min)

Reading & learning

  • Pages read — pages, book (link to Book Type)
  • Book finished — title, author, rating, notes
  • Flashcards — reviewed (count), accuracy (%)

Work

  • Deep work session — duration (live stopwatch — Start when you sit down, Stop when you're done), project, note
  • Meeting — name, duration, was productive (yes/no)
  • Gardening — time (live stopwatch). Phone in pocket, Start when you go out, Stop when you come back.

You can mix any of these in a single account. They all live in the same feed.

Why Types are useful

Because every Entry slots into a Type, you get a lot for free:

  • Consistency. Every push-ups Entry has the same fields, so trends and averages just work.
  • Speed. With a default value on the main Property, logging is one tap.
  • Aggregation. A Rollup runs server-side per numeric Property — your Dashboard reads totals and counts straight off it.
  • Editing. Need to add a notes field to Push-ups two months in? Add it. New entries get it, old entries still work.

Two ways to create a Type

  1. Implicit (from chat). Type a brand-new name in the search bar at /chat. Pick Create new type called "X". Kaizendex picks a sensible default shape (usually one numeric Property), and you can refine it later. This is the fast path.
  2. Explicit (from /types). Go to /types/new to design the full shape up front — name, emoji, color, Properties, Title, defaults. This is the right path when you know exactly what you want, especially before building a Routine around it.

See Creating a Type for the full walkthrough.

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