Back after a break

I am back after a good break. I took a mini vacation with my family and I feel refreshed to be back.

One thing I feel different this time in LifeLog compared to 200WaD is this: I have no guilt in breaking the streak. Nil. Nada. I feel thankful to comeback and write. But no guilt or not feeling good of not maintaining the writing streak.

To step back, I am consistently breaking the streak not only in LifeLog but many other places. My Apple Watch nudges to close all the rings everyday and I break that streak time to time. 750words.com, Readwise app, Kindle app, Zero app for fasting, Oura app for sleep. All of this have the streak in built into it.

I understand the need for this. But I want have an option to switch off the streak. I just want to come in consistently but not daily.

I am happy to life weights and do strength training just 3 days in a week. I am happy to write 3 or 4 public posts in LifeLog. I don’t beat myself up if I miss a day or two in my morning pages at 750words.com.

I am not bound by or defined by my streak.

The mental model I have for streak is “holding a feather”. Sometimes letting the feather go, see it beautifully float and catch it gently, is more fun than holding it tightly and crushing it by not letting go.