How to start a challenge with friends

Agree on the smallest shared plan

Choose an action you would each be willing to do on a busy day. Reading ten pages, making something for fifteen minutes or sending a thoughtful note gives you a concrete starting point. Do not choose a target for someone else without asking them.

Decide whether you are doing the action at the same time or simply before the same deadline. A shared finish does not need to mean identical schedules. Write the action, the target and the end time in plain language.

1. Choose one action and a measurable finish.
2. Agree on a deadline and how you will check in.
3. Decide who can join and whether proof is needed.
4. Review the invitation together before starting.

Choose a format that suits your people

In Actra, a duel is for you and one friend. A group gives several people a shared challenge. A chain lets one person finish their part before passing it to the next person. Pick the format that matches how you want to participate.

A streak is about repeating an action across days. A race adds a common start and a competitive format. If competition would make the experience less enjoyable, a standard challenge with a suitable audience can be a simpler starting point. The available audience and start options depend on the format.

Choose your audience before inviting

Check the audience setting when you create the challenge. A public challenge and an invite-only challenge serve different purposes. Use the invitation controls for the people you want to include, and check the description for personal details before publishing.

Proof is for the people authorised to review it. A shared win or journal update is a separate decision. You do not need to make your experience public to take part with your friends. Read the community guidelines if you are inviting people you do not know.

Make the next check-in easy

Agree on a check-in that feels supportive: “How did it go?” is a useful place to start. If someone cannot finish, talk about a smaller next step or a different deadline for the next challenge. Avoid turning a missed day into a public scoreboard of blame.

Use your tasks to see the next action and your journal to keep context. At the end, decide together whether to repeat, change the goal or stop. A completed challenge can stand on its own; you do not need an endless streak to make it worthwhile.