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Streak culture is motivating, but I always wonder where the line is between discipline and obsession. Still, there's something powerful about building a routine that becomes part of your identity


Stop treating obsession like a bad thing. That’s the only way how you get at front page of hackernews.


As someone with severe OCD my entire life... Trust me its a bad thing.


I am gonna blame your OCD for the malfunctioned sarcasm detector.


But obsession and OCD aren’t equivalent.


I've always found obsession to turn into resentment. For myself I need to give myself permission to take a day off and find a schedule that works for me.


Different approaches work for different folks. When I was new to running, I had a good streak going for a long time. Now that I'm training for ultras, I focus on quality training, which can mean spending a Saturday playing with my daughter and not thinking about running. My focus has shifted to weekly mileage and Garmin-dictated training load.




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