Motivation card: the dashboard at the top-right of your shelf
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: "3 works · 124 words" (total works + accumulated 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 HabitPlant tree's current stage + your writing streak.
The tree has 8 growth stages (seed/sprout/sapling/tree/bloom/ancient/fruiting/rest) — see HabitPlant 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 (e.g. Louis L'Amour). 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 card is companionship + mirror — no "milestone bonus", no "streak break penalty".
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