Don’t Break the Chain

Years ago I read an article at the amazing site Lifehacker called Jerry Seinfeld’s Productivity Secret. Simply put, when you start a project or goal you simply keep going at it as long and as hard as you can. His method involved getting a calendar and a red pen and marking an X every day he worked on his jokes. The goal, don’t break the chain. Do what you set out to do every day and don’t let anything stop you.

When we started the blog in November, I set out on a mission of not breaking the chain for any weekday. Monday through Friday of every week you’d heard from us. No matter how bad my grammar and spelling may be (and people have pointed it out to me), my words would be available to you. I think about gaming and what I can share with all of you every day (even the weekends) and work hard to get it out to you.

I’m not going to lie, blogging and game design is tough stuff. Personally I salute the fantastic Treasure Tables for having something up for every day of the week for two years. As we slowly march to our 100^th post and our six months of filling your brain with our nonsense, I know I have enough in me to beat his record. Some days are just going to be harder than others. Just don’t break the chain.

So I ask you, what can you do to not break the chain? Could your game be improved by a little time each day? Is there something you’ve always wanted to do and just never have? Learn a new language perhaps? Start your own business? I spend every day on mine to a greater or lesser extent. I couldn’t be happier. Ask yourself, what goal do I need to set? Then go.

Whatever you do, don’t break that chain.