You're right. Good habits are important. Routines relieve our cognitive capacities and help us to get through the day faster and more efficiently.
But the best of all good habits was to stop hoping that something, a change or a habit could have a massive impact on my life. So I ceased to hope and believe.
Be strong from yourself and accept that there is not THE answer or ONE life changer.
Your doubts are well-founded if you intend to use the project as a further dependency for other projects. Arabica is intended to provide a kind of early interim solution to bundle the necessary technology stack for publishing.