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Why Streaks Make Some People Quit
Streaks work for some users, but for others they create collapse after a single miss. Here is why momentum is a better signal.
Streaks turn one bad day into a system reset
A streak can feel motivating right up until it becomes fragile identity. Then one miss becomes emotionally expensive.
Users who already struggle with inconsistency often interpret the reset as evidence that the whole system is broken.
Momentum gives you a recovery target instead
A momentum model asks how often you are returning over time. That metric survives imperfect weeks much better than a binary streak count.