Jerry Seinfeld bought a large calendar and hung it on the wall. Every day he wrote jokes, he marked a big red X. The only job was to "not break the chain".

The neuroscience of streaks

Every time you complete a day, your brain releases dopamine. But the most powerful effect is loss aversion — we lose more pleasure breaking a streak than we gain completing a single day.

"Maintaining a streak for more than 14 days increases the probability of reaching Automaticity on day 66 by up to 80%."

Streaks in Habitude

Each habit has its own streak with visual indicators that change as you progress through the 4 phases. Tip: don't chase perfect streaks. Chase long ones.