Tagged “design”
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Why week three is where it dies
Routines don't fail at random. Novelty runs out before results arrive, and the gap is where you find out whether structure exists.
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Tracking that doesn't become a second job
Tracking helps until the tracking is harder than the routine. How to pick a method by its cost per day rather than by what it can record.
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What to do with a missed day
One missed day never ends a routine. What ends it is the deciding that happens the next morning, which is why the rule has to exist beforehand.
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The cue is the hard part
Most routines don't fail during the routine. They fail before it starts, because nothing in the day reliably tells you it's time.
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Your routine is too long
The routine you design is built for your best day and has to survive your worst. A shorter one you do beats a better one you don't.