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Plan settings with “Read at My Own Pace”

The Plan Settings screen for “A Proverb a Day” has a Reset Plan button, switches for Read at My Own Pace, Subscribe via Email and Read Bible in Context, and rows for Reminders, All Days and About.

Plan settings with “Read at My Own Pace”
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Design takeaway

A pace switch turns a dated plan into a sequence that waits. Say what each change will do before it happens, and make sure Reset Plan keeps notes and history unless the reader chooses otherwise.

What this example establishes

The Plan Settings screen for “A Proverb a Day” has a Reset Plan button, switches for Read at My Own Pace, Subscribe via Email and Read Bible in Context, and rows for Reminders, All Days and About.

Limits and further verification

A still image shows one interface state. Gestures, timing, accessibility, persistence and what happens next were not tested. App version not recorded.

Provenance

Platform
iOS app · device model not recorded
Image origin
User-contributed screenshot · resized, content unchanged
Source or capture date
Captured 26 September 2025 · from embedded image metadata
Reviewed
6 October 2026
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Compare the relevant patterns

105 · Habits and spiritual formation

Reading plans

From a plan tied to calendar dates, through a sequence that waits for the reader and a weekly rhythm, to readings that belong to each day, and streaks as a warning case: decide what a plan asks of time, and what happens when someone comes back after days away.

Research-informed design proposal