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I commit to doing at least one commit to my project every day, and make it a point to not skip a day.

It can be a one-line change to a text file, but I have to do it.

This is how I do it - consistency is key.

Every day just need to work on my project for 10 minutes. If I can only manage 10 minutes, then that's fine...

The same goes for exercise, or anything you need to get done.

Committing to a daily/weekly absolute minimum looks really helpful. Back in June I committed to writing a blog post a week and somehow, I managed to stick with it even though sometimes the posts ended up being written in a rush two hours before publication.

I should be taking advantage of this system more. Thank you.

I find that the smaller the minimum commitment, the more likely I am to stick to it. It's much easier to convince myself to do a 5-minute task than a longer one.

Once that's done, I may gain some momentum and keep working, or I may not, but it's up to me, and the knowledge that I can always step back helps a lot.

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