Hacking my motivation cycle
I have decided to restructure my tracking goals in accordance with the self-reporting interval. Meaning I broke down the numbers required for the entire year into blocks of 6 and I will finish my first interval on April 1. Requirements on April 1st: Push-ups/sit-ups: 6106 AOK, sparing, hand form, weapon form: 129 km: 215 I'm curious to see whether this will help me hack my motivation cycle. I know, there is no silver bullet, but I have realized that certain situations either strengthen or weaken my drive. For example, a new start and a blank slate tend to increase my ambition, while falling behind does the opposite. In the last days of the year of the snake, just before resetting my trackers for the year of the horse, I felt kind of defeated. I half-heartedly added my last few numbers but I didn't feel the urge to push to finish the year strong. Why? because it felt like it didn't really matter anymore, at least for my push-ups and sit-ups. The strides app displays everyth...