Like I mentioned before, I’m currently on a 250-day writing streak and the thought of breaking it pains me.
Keeping track of streaks is a very powerful tactic for developing any new habit. Jerry Seinfeld used to keep a big calendar by his desk and mark an X for every day that he sat down and worked on his routine. Eventually his streak became so long that he kept going just because he didn’t want to break it ( edit: this is a misattribution — see note). Like I mentioned before, I’m currently on a 250-day writing streak and the thought of breaking it pains me.