Why streaks backfire (and what works instead)
Streaks turn a record of your routines into a wager you can lose. The loss-aversion mechanics of why they backfire — and what to build on instead.
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Notes from Self-Control
Release notes, design decisions, and the occasional opinion about recurring routines.
A weekly review checklist that actually sticks
A 20-minute weekly review checklist — capture, sweep, look ahead, pick three — and the design rules that keep it going after the two-hour version collapses.
How to keep up with recurring bills without a guilt spiral
A calm way to keep up with recurring bills on mixed cadences — monthly, quarterly, yearly — with a dated checklist per due date instead of a pile of red reminders.
Habit tracker vs recurring tasks: which do you actually need?
Habit trackers are built for daily repetition; recurring-task trackers manage obligations on real schedules. A plain guide to which one fits what you track.
Recurring tasks aren't to-dos: why each day needs its own snapshot
To-do apps model recurring work as one card that jumps ahead when you miss it. A recurring task is really many dated days — and each deserves its own record.
Self-Control is open
Public signups are open. Here's what opening day gives you — and the one idea underneath all of it.