NoTestudo Magazine

Habits, places, and the weeks in between

Plain writing on habits, the places that shape them, and the hours and dollars you keep. For anyone who’d rather live their week than log it.

Sobriety
Missed a week? Start the next one
A week that went sideways doesn’t erase the ones before it. How to restart without the guilt spiral, whether the goal is fewer nights out or more gym mornings.
NoTestudo EditorialOct 12, 2026
Fitness
A slow animal’s case for small wins
Streaks, badges and the first clear day: the NoTestudo turtle on why small wins count, and why one missed day doesn’t undo a habit.
The NoTestudo turtleOct 8, 2026
Focus & study
The library does half the work
Why studying in the same place makes starting easier, and what NoTestudo can and can’t see about your study time.
NoTestudo EditorialOct 5, 2026
News
Dom spoke at the Idea Factory launch
At the launch of the Clark School’s Idea Factory, Dominic Liriano spoke as the student representing xFoundry, to an audience of alumni and potential investors.
NoTestudo EditorialOct 2, 2026
Sobriety
No bars on weeknights
A place-based plan for drinking less during the week: pick the nights, plan the route home, and let the record show you the pattern.
NoTestudo EditorialOct 1, 2026
News
Game day in xFoundry’s suite
xFoundry invited the NoTestudo team to its suite for Maryland’s home game against UCLA. A thank-you to the people behind the Mental Health Xperience.
NoTestudo EditorialSep 28, 2026
Campus life
Groups that don’t need your location
Accountability helps, and it doesn’t require anyone to see where you are. How NoTestudo groups share streaks and on-track days, and nothing else.
NoTestudo EditorialSep 28, 2026
Focus & study
Go to bed. I’ll keep watch.
The NoTestudo turtle on late nights, the places that keep you up, and why the 2 a.m. library session isn’t always the win it feels like.
The NoTestudo turtleSep 24, 2026
Campus life
Getting to the 8 a.m.
Early classes are hard for a reason. A few place-based ideas for the morning, and how a “Get to class” goal counts the days you make it.
NoTestudo EditorialSep 21, 2026
Money & time
The coffee run math
Small, repeated stops are easy to miss. A little arithmetic on coffee runs and takeout, and a few ways to keep more without giving up what you like.
NoTestudo EditorialSep 17, 2026
Money & time
The hours and dollars you keep
Hours and dollars kept, never a score. What NoTestudo’s numbers mean, how they’re worked out, and what they can’t tell you.
NoTestudo EditorialSep 14, 2026
Fitness
Go more, go less: one week, two directions
Some goals are about showing up more. Some are about showing up less. How to set up both around real places, starting with the gym.
NoTestudo EditorialSep 10, 2026
Habits & places
Your habits have addresses
Habits are tied to the places where they happen. That makes places one of the most useful things to plan around.
NoTestudo EditorialSep 7, 2026
Habits & places
Why habit logs fall apart by Wednesday
Most habit trackers only know what you tell them. Why the logging tends to stop right when the week gets hard, and what a record that keeps itself looks like.
NoTestudo EditorialSep 3, 2026

Missed a week? Start the next one

A slow animal’s case for small wins

The library does half the work

Dom spoke at the Idea Factory launch

No bars on weeknights

Game day in xFoundry’s suite

Groups that don’t need your location

Go to bed. I’ll keep watch.

Getting to the 8 a.m.

The coffee run math

The hours and dollars you keep

Go more, go less: one week, two directions

Your habits have addresses

Why habit logs fall apart by Wednesday