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> Then after 200 days, I lost my streak and... breathed a sigh of relief. I have a 297 day streak right now and I just feel like slave to the owl. I’m going to

by wycy 3y ago

> Then after 200 days, I lost my streak and... breathed a sigh of relief. I have a 297 day streak right now and I just feel like slave to the owl. I’m going to get to 365 and then purposely break the streak to free myself.

attentive 3y ago
If you get daily language exposure some other way then why not. But if the owl is the only thing ties you to your daily exposure then you'll have nothing.
- wintogreen74 3y ago
  This sounds suspiciously like some form of Stockholm syndrome.
  - ikt 3y ago
    to learn another language it's critical you use it as often as possible, in an ideal world you want to completely swap out your native language for the one you're learning, that's the reason for the streak, to keep you engaged in the target language to help you learn, it's not like a snapchat streak which is completely pointless
  - attentive 3y ago
    That's how human brain works through constant exposure. If you don't care learning the language and honest with yourself about it then it's fine too. But this topic is mostly about the people who do want to learn the language.
sharkweek 3y ago
Do your brain a solid and break the streak at 364 just to establish whose really in charge here.
- Ringz 3y ago
  Probably you are right about that. Which brain does not like to pretend to give orders, instead of just reacting.
- kaashif 3y ago
  Or just break it now. It doesn't matter.
throwup238 3y ago
> I have a 297 day streak right now and I just feel like slave to the owl. I’m going to get to 365 and then purposely break the streak to free myself. Why do you even care? It's an artificial count by a for-profit company with an Owl logo that doesn't even know you exist outside of a few database rows. You've just self-described it as slavery, why would you keep doing this to yourself?
- chaps 3y ago
  Maybe don't casually call something slavery when it clearly isn't.
  - gambiting 3y ago
    Being a slave to your phone or an app, or even a game or a book is perfectly correct use of the word.
    - johnnyanmac 3y ago
      Devices can't literally own a person, so it's not the correct use. I don't like being nitpicky, but if we're going to argue about the "correct usage" and not accept colloquial usage has perverted the term, I may as well set the record straight: >a person who is forced to work for and obey another and is considered to be their property; an enslaved person.
      - gambiting 3y ago
        >>Devices can't literally own a person, so it's not the correct use. No, it is actually completely correct. But for the sake of playing this fun game of being "Technically right" here's also a dictionary definition: Slave noun: "a person entirely under the domination of some influence or person:" She was a slave to her own ambition. >>and not accept colloquial usage has perverted the term No such thing has happened, words can have both literal and figurative meaning.
        3y ago
Timothee 3y ago
I've had the same issue with the Fitness app on my smart watch (and others like Readwise). I wanted to keep the streak alive for the sake of it, but I was starting to get hurt. For Readwise, it was just becoming mindless daily review. Thankfully I got out of it and am much more consciously breaking streaks. The downside is that I've clearly been exercising a lot less since I stopped focusing on the streak, so it works in some ways… We should have a way to adjust what we consider a streak: maybe a daily streak is important to you, but maybe 3 times a week is what matters to you. Having the option for each app would be great.
- johnnyanmac 3y ago
  Yeah, daily streaks make no sense for strenuous exercise. Everyone needs a rest day. Makes more sense for food, though. Since you usually never skip a day of consumption.
cykros 3y ago
It's a leap year mate; you've gotta get to 366.
- wycy 3y ago
  I'm not entirely sure if I feel that I have to since the streak doesn't really correspond to a calendar year so much as it's "a year", but I think I will indeed go to 366 anyway just for good measure, unless Duolingo specifically recognizes 365 as a milestone.

by wycy 3y ago

attentive 3y ago

If you get daily language exposure some other way then why not. But if the owl is the only thing ties you to your daily exposure then you'll have nothing.

wintogreen74 3y ago
This sounds suspiciously like some form of Stockholm syndrome.
- ikt 3y ago
  to learn another language it's critical you use it as often as possible, in an ideal world you want to completely swap out your native language for the one you're learning, that's the reason for the streak, to keep you engaged in the target language to help you learn, it's not like a snapchat streak which is completely pointless
- attentive 3y ago
  That's how human brain works through constant exposure. If you don't care learning the language and honest with yourself about it then it's fine too. But this topic is mostly about the people who do want to learn the language.

sharkweek 3y ago

Do your brain a solid and break the streak at 364 just to establish whose really in charge here.

Ringz 3y ago
Probably you are right about that. Which brain does not like to pretend to give orders, instead of just reacting.
kaashif 3y ago
Or just break it now. It doesn't matter.

throwup238 3y ago

> I have a 297 day streak right now and I just feel like slave to the owl. I’m going to get to 365 and then purposely break the streak to free myself. Why do you even care? It's an artificial count by a for-profit company with an Owl logo that doesn't even know you exist outside of a few database rows. You've just self-described it as slavery, why would you keep doing this to yourself?

chaps 3y ago
Maybe don't casually call something slavery when it clearly isn't.
- gambiting 3y ago
  Being a slave to your phone or an app, or even a game or a book is perfectly correct use of the word.
  - johnnyanmac 3y ago
    Devices can't literally own a person, so it's not the correct use. I don't like being nitpicky, but if we're going to argue about the "correct usage" and not accept colloquial usage has perverted the term, I may as well set the record straight: >a person who is forced to work for and obey another and is considered to be their property; an enslaved person.
    - gambiting 3y ago
      >>Devices can't literally own a person, so it's not the correct use. No, it is actually completely correct. But for the sake of playing this fun game of being "Technically right" here's also a dictionary definition: Slave noun: "a person entirely under the domination of some influence or person:" She was a slave to her own ambition. >>and not accept colloquial usage has perverted the term No such thing has happened, words can have both literal and figurative meaning.
      - 3y ago

Timothee 3y ago

I've had the same issue with the Fitness app on my smart watch (and others like Readwise). I wanted to keep the streak alive for the sake of it, but I was starting to get hurt. For Readwise, it was just becoming mindless daily review. Thankfully I got out of it and am much more consciously breaking streaks. The downside is that I've clearly been exercising a lot less since I stopped focusing on the streak, so it works in some ways… We should have a way to adjust what we consider a streak: maybe a daily streak is important to you, but maybe 3 times a week is what matters to you. Having the option for each app would be great.

johnnyanmac 3y ago
Yeah, daily streaks make no sense for strenuous exercise. Everyone needs a rest day. Makes more sense for food, though. Since you usually never skip a day of consumption.

cykros 3y ago

It's a leap year mate; you've gotta get to 366.

wycy 3y ago
I'm not entirely sure if I feel that I have to since the streak doesn't really correspond to a calendar year so much as it's "a year", but I think I will indeed go to 366 anyway just for good measure, unless Duolingo specifically recognizes 365 as a milestone.