Back to Square One?

Dear Conscience,

Streaks are rough. Miss a day, and you’re back to square one. Granted, I’m not proud of the last few days. But I shouldn’t have them set me back to a time when there was absolutely no progress. It should be a setback, but not a complete downfall. Maybe streaks aren’t for me.

The only streak keeping me alive is this. Writing to you. And I almost forgot today. It’s bound to happen at some point, and I’d hate to lose the motivation.

So I should count totals, and max streak to date, and current streak. Maybe that will help. Or will it just overcomplicate it? I did see that there was an app to track momentum rather than streaks. But I’m trying not to add to my app burden. Trying to use a little notebook. Let’s see how far it gets me.

I do have to say though, I am a little discouraged by my nearly complete lack of discipline the last couple of days. If these repeat often, I will never get very far. And I know I don’t want to stay in this current state of life either.

Sincerely,

B.