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Similar to the Jerry Seinfeld "Don't break the chain" advice - http://lifehacker.com/281626/jerry-seinfelds-productivity-se...

EDIT: Wait, what? He never said this at all? https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1ujvrg/jerry_seinfeld...

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There even is a web app based on it http://dontbreakthechain.com/ which I try to improve right now with https://markmyday.net

The latter doesn't require an account, lets you log some additional data and is of course absolute beta. I really didn't plan to publish it yet, but I haven't done anything else to reach my goal today.

Quick update:

The comment above brought me my first 36 potential test users.

Please drop me a line with suggestions, questions or feature requests! https://markmyday.net/imprint.html

Also, in case you see some promise in the app, be sure to bookmark it or add it to your homescreen (adjust the title first). Thanks!

I could swear I read somewhere that Seinfeld later said he never actually did this.

Yep, he said in a Reddit AMA that he never actually did this:

https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1ujvrg/jerry_seinfeld...

That's not what the comment says. He's pointing out that it's a simple idea which he did not originate.

Yeah good point, upon rereading that comment he's just saying he didn't invent it, not that he's never used it. But he calls it "the dumbest non-idea", which would suggest he doesn't think very highly of it...

It is very similar to Jerry's advice.

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