Infocards
Infocards are short educational reads bundled with premade goals. They teach the "why" behind the tasks you're about to do. Each infocard unlocks a small XP reward when you read it, contributes to the goal's progress bar, and (for some) grants a small real-life stat bump.
What an Infocard Is
An infocard is a short article - usually a few paragraphs - that explains the reasoning behind a chunk of a premade goal. A "procrastination journey" might have an infocard on the 5-minute rule; a "fitness journey" might have one on progressive overload.
The design intent is that infocards teach, tasks apply. You read the card, understand the principle, then do the task that puts it into practice.
Where Infocards Appear
Infocards live inside premade goals. They don't exist for custom goals - the template system is the only way to author infocards, and templates are Scope-team-produced content.
On a premade goal's detail page, infocards appear as their own section - a list of cards with titles and unread indicators. Tapping one opens the full article.
Reading Infocards for Progress
Reading an infocard advances the goal:
- Marks the infocard as read. An unread indicator switches off.
- Contributes to the goal's progress bar - alongside completed tasks, infocards are the primary signal for how far along the goal is.
- Grants a small XP bonus - a one-time avatar XP payout the first time each infocard is read.
- For some infocards, grants a real-life stat bump - a few points of Clarity, Intelligence, or whichever stat the card is keyed to.
You can re-read a card at any time without re-triggering the rewards - the grant is one-time per infocard.
Infocards and Sub-Goals
Sub-goals often have their own infocards attached. The sub-goal's detail page shows the infocards specific to that milestone, while the root goal's page shows all infocards across the whole tree.
For leaf sub-goals in premade goals, completing all the sub-goal's tasks and reading all its infocards auto-completes the sub-goal. Infocards are part of the completion criteria, not just side reading.
Why Infocards Exist
The psychology
Most productivity apps treat knowledge and action as separate - you either read articles or you check off tasks, not both. Premade goals explicitly combine them. The argument behind a habit or practice is usually the thing that makes it stick - if you just follow the steps without understanding why, it's easy to quit. Infocards put the explanation directly in the path of the work.
Writing vs Reading
You can only read infocards, not author them. There's no UI for creating infocards - they ship with premade goal templates. This keeps the educational content curated.
If you want to add your own context to a goal, use the goal's motivation field or write linked journal entries.