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There are two sides to it, giving some habit a break which you built can be a good thing as you mentioned in some context as you get a fresh new look at the hab
by vidyesh 4y ago
There are two sides to it, giving some habit a break which you built can be a good thing as you mentioned in some context as you get a fresh new look at the habit/hobby/topic after a break but it also could lead to not able to continue with it as you used to.
This definitely is a personality trait and not everyone has this issue but this inherently is why most people end up saying "I used to write 500 words a day but now I barely write 500 words a week". And then they start looking for learning to build new habits all over again...
I fall into that category by the way, short breaks are fine but if I take a long-ish break its really hard for me to go back to it as I now have occupied that time with something else which I struggle giving up.
So for people like me, instead of breaks I have started following this advice I read about building sustainable habits is to do things in moderation. Basically the idea being we tend to start a new habit with a lot enthusiasm which leads us to being overzealous and spend a lot of times some days on it as our creative juices are flowing but these are the things that lead to burnout eventually, so instead we set x amount of time per day for it and not cross that time this way we always have energy to do more, the excess energy of one day can be used to build more anticipation and let your subconscious mind plan for tomorrow as you do other things till the next time comes.