1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:07,600 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of my Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:15,080 Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:19,320 Speaker 1: Today's tip is to make the most of the motivation 4 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: that comes from having a streak, but also to give 5 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:25,959 Speaker 1: yourself grace when you need to take a day off. 6 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:31,280 Speaker 1: Long time listeners may have heard me mention my running streak, 7 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 1: which lasted from late until late December, which is not 8 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 1: coincidentally when my youngest child was born. I ran at 9 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 1: least a mile every day for more than days. Maintaining 10 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 1: this streak helped get me running on days when it 11 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 1: would have been easier not to, whether because of bad weather, 12 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:57,959 Speaker 1: an early flight, family commitments, or just not feeling excited 13 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 1: about running every day, I assumed I would run, so 14 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:07,760 Speaker 1: I just asked myself when and if I ever contemplated 15 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:11,280 Speaker 1: skipping a day. Well, I had a really long streak 16 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 1: on the line, so I ran, and of course, once 17 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 1: I got moving, running felt great. I'm glad I did 18 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:22,480 Speaker 1: the streak, even if I elected not to restart it 19 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 1: after my baby was a few weeks old. If you 20 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:29,560 Speaker 1: are interested in really making a habit of something, a 21 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 1: streak might be a good idea for you too. Sometimes though, 22 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 1: maintaining a streak every single day just asn't doable. If 23 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:42,560 Speaker 1: you are spending half an hour outside every day, your 24 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 1: streak might be able to withstand busy weeks at work, 25 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 1: the stomach flu snowstorms, but maybe not a flight to Australia. 26 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:55,640 Speaker 1: If you are exercising every day, an injury may bent 27 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 1: you for a day or two. If you are reading 28 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 1: every day, a kid emergency requiring a late night trip 29 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 1: to the e R may mean the day passes and 30 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 1: you haven't read. And sometimes there are days when you 31 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 1: could theoretically maintain your streak, but life is hard enough anyway. 32 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:19,240 Speaker 1: When that happens, you don't have to abandon your streak 33 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 1: and your momentum altogether. You can just declare a streak freeze. Yep, 34 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 1: I am borrowing this term from the Duolingo app. Thanks 35 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 1: to my daughters one seventy five days Spanish learning streak, 36 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:37,519 Speaker 1: I learned that Duolingo allows users to buy a streak freeze. 37 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:41,920 Speaker 1: Duo Lingo keeps track of how many consecutive days you 38 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 1: have practiced your language skills. If you buy a streak freeze, 39 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 1: the number of days in your streak says the same 40 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 1: if you miss one day. Say you've reached forty five 41 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 1: days in your streak and then you miss a day, 42 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 1: The streak freeze will keep your tally frozen at forty 43 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 1: five days. The mist day isn't the forty six day 44 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:05,840 Speaker 1: in your streak, but the next day you practice, you 45 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 1: won't start back at one. I think this is brilliant 46 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 1: both for duo lingos business model, but also for life 47 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 1: in general. A streak freeze lets you maintain the momentum 48 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 1: of your streak while accounting for the fact that life happens. 49 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 1: If you decide to start a streak of doing something 50 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 1: every day, you can decide what your rules will be 51 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 1: for buying a streak freeze. Of course, you could buy 52 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 1: streak freezes with money given to a random charity or 53 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 1: put into a savings account, but I think it's more 54 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 1: meaningful if the payment for the freeze is somehow related 55 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 1: to the streak itself. For instance, if you have a 56 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 1: running streak, maybe you get a one day streak freeze 57 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 1: for doing an additional form of exercise like cycling or 58 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 1: zoomba on a day you also ran for a reading streak. 59 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:01,960 Speaker 1: Perhaps you earn a streak freeze for each book you finish. 60 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 1: If you have a meditation streak, you could earn a 61 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 1: streak freeze by going for a silent solo walk, no companion, 62 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 1: no headphones, or maybe by taking a yoga class. Whatever 63 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 1: the nature of your streak and the price of your 64 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 1: streak freeze. On the rare occasions when you can't literally 65 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:26,920 Speaker 1: continue your streak, the streak freeze preserves the momentum you have, 66 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 1: so the next day you can continue your streak rather 67 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 1: than dwelling on losing it. If you decide to buy 68 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 1: yourself a streak freeze, I'd love to hear about the 69 00:04:39,839 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 1: price you set. You can reach me at Laura at 70 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:49,359 Speaker 1: Laura Vanderkamp dot com. In the meantime, this is Laura. 71 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:53,599 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening and here's to making the most of 72 00:04:53,640 --> 00:05:03,159 Speaker 1: our time. 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