One thing Gretchen Rubin has mentioned before was that with habits its easier to do something everyday rather than just some days, I actually have applied that thought to some household chores and now they really don’t bother me as much, -I may not do them everyday but I view them as something that should be done everyday, as opposed to doing them when they ‘need’ to be done, and pushing off the chore for several days which makes it way worse of a chore to do than if I did it daily.

Also, one of Rubin’s ‘Secrets of Adulthood’ is ‘What we do everyday matters more than what we do once in a while’. This makes me think of the story I tell myself about the person I am (healthy eater, active, kind, etc.). Do my daily actions reflect the story I tell myself? Often no, but I think about this frequently and it has lead me to make some changes, especially when I consider the person my children see me as being.

@Ana- you’re right that the four tendencies come into play here. Upholders are good at streaks, but we are also prone to “tightening” on goals, to the point where the habit is the master, not us. That’s not really a good thing, and probably misses the point too. I have in mind to modify in Q2 to running the equivalent of a 5k/day which is 21.7 miles/week. That will have the effect of allowing for travel and training and also nudging me toward some long runs too.