An unhelpful coda

If you’re serious about keeping a streak alive — about establishing a consistent habit — strip away the parenthetical coda, “if I feel like it.”

Because there will be many, many times that you don’t feel like it.

Instead, decide ahead of time: I’m going to do this thing whether I feel like it or not.

That decision will give you the little extra push that’s needed when you’re tired, unmotivated, uninterested, and uninspired.

Because we know some streaks are too important to compete with the naturally wide spectrum of our emotions.