2025-02-06 11:51 UTC
Streaks are meaningless to me, perhaps I have too many interests ? There’s no way I could get to everything important to me every day. Am I the only one who feels like the “don’t break your streak” isn’t really all that motivating?
I journal most days. I exercise most days. I practice music most days. Whether I do them everyday or not seems irrelevant.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/well/mind/habit-building-streak.html
#productivity #habits #journaling #music #fitness
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@DevWouter@mastodon.social 2025-02-06 14:28
@Sjwillis@fosstodon.org The idea behind streaks is that the cost of failure increases as time goes on. The goal of streaks is to create a habit if you don't feel motivated. If you do it, the number goes up and you get endorphins. If you don't then you need to start over. So each day it becomes more and more important to not lose the streak. So if you are already motivated (like you) then streaks provide zero incentive. In fact they might even cause harm since you might associate losing with your activity.