November 14, 2022

I think I gotta give myself more of a break. I’ve been beating myself up about low habit participation, but in fact, I’ve been maintaining above my goal each week. Yes, ideally, I’d like it to be higher than the 76% last week and 74% the week before, but when I look at the actual effects of this program, the results are much better than I ever thought they would be. Despite the occasional mope about a 70-something percent week, or a mostly-zeroes day, “I’m heartened by how well I’m doing so far” (9/18/22), “I’m slowly improving several aspects of my life,” (10/7/22), and “I am starting to live my unicorns and rainbows life that I’ve always coveted!” (11/6/22). It’s not just about the numbers.

Despite the general success this program has achieved so far, I’m still choosing an easy task for this week: brush teeth every night. Last week’s task was to declutter (any amount, just a little a day), and I only did that four out of seven days, so I’m feeling like I need an “easy A” grade this week. It’s up and down, I guess. As should be expected.