Whenever I feel stuck in a project, craft, or pursuit, I trace it back to not doing it daily. The moment I plan to work on it only on certain days—like “every other day,” “posting a video on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday,” or “working on the product only on Mondays”—I lose momentum, energy, and progress.
What works best for me is doing it daily and lowering the bar so I can commit every day, no matter what.
For exercise, I work out for at least 10 minutes every day.
For my new startup reflecta, I code on it for at least 25 minutes every day.
For content creation, I post something every day, no matter what.
For writing, I publish a piece of writing ever day (just like this one).
Do it daily or don't.
Why is this so powerful?
I think there are four reasons:
- You start treating your pursuits as practice, which removes most of the overthinking, perfectionism, and doubts about the final product.
- You cast a daily vote for the kind of person you want to be.
- You increase the volume of practice, which is the biggest driver for progress and improvement.
- You expose yourself to the benefits of compound interest over time.
It sounds so simple—and it is. If your goal is to make meaningful progress and harness the benefits of compound interest, commit to doing it daily. Sure, some people make progress without a daily habit, but if I had to bet on one approach, it would be doing it daily or not at all.