Stop Calling it Your "Streak"

There’s a saying by Andre 3000 from OutKast that says “whatever floats your boat or finds your lost remote.” Meaning - to each their own.

I get what you are saying, but thinking of it as a streak is what actually got me to think of it as a habit, which got me thinking of it as a lifestyle. It’s part of getting used to thinking of it as a small challenge and then forever change.

Also interestingly enough my friend who was an alcoholic started getting better by thinking of it as a streak too and did say - "I've got (X) days of not drinking alcohol, I’m on a streak".

 

Im on a Streak of 63 days

 

First message and you aggro everyone using the word streak. Nice start.
I will keep using the word streak, thank you.

And just saying "it's a mindset" really undermine the difficulty. Maybe it's easy for you, but for many I assure a mindset is not enough.

 

@LickHitter Indeed, it’s the mind shift thing that really helps past the 60-90 day mark IMO. Regarding it being counterproductive and terminology aside, I agree with those who don’t do anything else than to focus on not PMO’ing. That’s not the key.

 

Do you have statistical data behind your claim? How about we start a survey to find out exactly how many need to see it as a streak and how many don't need it?

 

You are incorrect. A winning streak is a continuous series of successes. It does not presuppose that it will conclude.

 

A streak does not necessarily mean it has an end. Also it gives a lot of motivation guys are on a long streak especially beginners. So when we start out we gotta to have streaks as they help us to approximate our progress. When u start to free yourself from the addiction such as 1-2 year long streaks then eventually u stop counting your days and forget all about the streak and it becomes your lifestyle. All people recovering from addictions like smoking or alcohol will count the days at least in the initial phases.