Don’t Break the Chain: A Habit Story, Not a Study
Don’t break the chain works through self-monitoring, not magic. See the mechanism behind Seinfeld’s method and how to use it without added pressure.
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What Habits Should I Track? What to Stop Tracking
Track a habit only while the log still changes a decision. A test for what is worth tracking, what to retire, and the numbers this topic borrows.
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Habit Tracking Without the Chore: A Method That Sticks
Habit tracking should be a feedback loop, not a chore. Compare paper, calendars, spreadsheets, and apps, then pick the method you will actually keep.
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Habit Recovery Plan: Write the Rule Before You Miss
A recovery rule needs three parts: what activates it, the smallest action, and what happens when the rule itself fails. Here is how to write all three.
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Habit Return Rate: A Better Number Than a Streak
Return rate is the share of your misses where you came back at the very next opportunity. Here is the arithmetic, a worked example, and its limits.
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Habit Streak Anxiety: Why the Metric Punishes You
A streak has no partial credit and resets to zero, so one miss destroys the whole number. That is the metric’s design, not yours. What to count instead.