The ObservatoryBack after a break
Coming back after a broken habit, without the collapse becoming bigger than the slip.
How it works
- Meet the broken trackWrite
- See what made it crackWriteChoose
- Take the smallest step backWrite
- Meet the next miss in advanceWrite
Something broke. A habit you held on to, a streak you were proud of, a routine that carried you, and then there was a break. Before you do anything about it: meet it without hitting yourself. A missed step is information …
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Why does it work?
A single slip often sets off a bigger collapse through self-criticism: the "what-the-hell effect" (Polivy & Herman, 1985). Self-compassion after a miss, rather than self-contempt, leads to faster return and better persistence over time (Neff, 2003; Sirois et al., 2015).
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