Tried something similar but with just one column labeled "anything that takes less than 5 minutes" and it basically saved my whole system. It's wild how setting a tiny bar like that tricks your brain into actually doing stuff instead of just staring at a blank page. The two line thing sounds way too easy but I bet that's literally why it works, you're not overthinking it at all. Honestly think half the battle with habit trackers is just making them not feel like a chore to fill out.

My buddy Mike tried to get his girlfriend into The Leftovers and she fell asleep three episodes in a row. He finally gave up and let her watch TikToks while he finished the season alone.

Files are the unsung hero of flange problems. Ran into a similar thing on a 10 inch steam line a few months back, couldn't get the gasket to seat right for the life of me. Turned out there was a tiny raised bump from a weld spatter that I missed with the naked eye. A quick hit with a mill file and it was like a new surface.