The Context
Anyone can do anything once. But if we want to have the best chance for growing and flourishing, then we have to strive for continuity. This is the singular quality that's almost always present in those who are thriving. They keep showing up, day in and day out, keeping their story moving forward, one manageable chunk at a time. In a world where most people don't do anything daily or even regularly, these individuals prove the exception by focusing on continuity in their chosen endeavors.
The Tool
Mezzo Streaking
MEZZO STREAKING -- Using the force multiplier of habit continuity to increase your motivational incentives
This is the greatest benefit of continuity that nobody talks about. Somov explains it compellingly in his book about quitting smoking. Each habit has its own behavioral orbit, with its own pull and gravity and vicious cycle of stop and go attempts to quit. Continuity is what solidifies your foundation that helps you navigate the orbit of habit. If you can make that your number one goal, it becomes the force multiplier that moves you forward and makes all the other goals you have to deal with easier. None of this, as you can tell, is glamorous. All healthy habits are boring and repetitive and rarely rewarded by society. And although discipline may produce a harvest of peace for those who have been trained by it, sometimes we can't reap those crops until next season.
The Rest
Whatever habit you're trying to start or sustain, figure out how to plug it into the equation, small times long equals big. Because your success will have less to do with how good you art at the habit, and more to do with the everyday disciplines that contribute to the sheer accumulation of experience with the habit. What force multiplier might make your transformation process accelerate faster and easier?
The Benefits
Activate the dopamine reward in your brain
Raise your incentive to maintain your habit chains
Intensify the gravity and momentum of your work
Build an experiential asset that grows in value daily