How I’m learning to start over without guilt
Because quitting isn’t an option anymore
It’s been ten days since I started working after office hours.
My expectation? This time, things would be different. I’d code and write every single day, even if it was just for ten minutes.
Reality check: I’m back at Day 0.
I missed two days in a row.
And I have plenty of explanations—
It’s the festive season, and I’ve been cleaning for hours.
I was too tired after work to do anything.
Everything feels hard, and I feel stupid for not starting sooner or doing better.
But the truth is simpler: I chose differently.
I chose not to wake up early.
I chose chores over what mattered most.
I chose comfort over consistency.
And now, I’m back at Day 0.
But here’s the shift—I’m not dwelling on it.
The goal of the streak isn’t perfection. It’s discipline. It’s showing up despite motivation, not because of it.
As Abraham Lincoln once said,
“Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.”
If that means having a hundred “Day 0” resets instead of quitting after one bad week, so be it.
Because starting again is still better than never starting at all.
Here’s what I’m doing differently this week:
I’ll wake up at 4:30 AM every single day to test if it boosts productivity—or just makes me cranky.
My focus: two goals — write 500 words and code for one hour daily (half in the morning, half in the evening).
That’s it. Simple and doable.
Hopefully, next time you hear from me, I’ll be on Day 8, not Day 0.