1270 days of daily updates. I think it's time to stop.

Today marks about 1270 days of daily updates.
I'm thinking it's about time I stop updating every day.

Today, I'd like to talk about the reason why.

▶ Why stop after keeping it up for nearly four years?

The biggest reason isthat it has become harder to stop than it is to continue.

Most people would assume that continuing to write every day is the harder part. But at some point, I became afraid of breaking my streak.

Once it reaches that point, continuing isn't actually that difficult.
People often talk about how long it takes to form a habit, and eight weeks seems to be the general benchmark.
But I believe thatthe subjective feeling of 'when it becomes harder to stop than to continue'is the correct measure.

People who have made running a habit feel uncomfortable if they go too many days without running. The discomfort of not running is more unpleasant than the effort of running itself.

Some might think, 'If you've gone to the trouble of making it a habit, you should just keep going.'

However, as I wrote in a recent article, the improvement gained from writing every day has likely plateaued.

If I want to move to the next step, I think it's better to focus on quality rather than quantity.

And I felt that the time to do so has finally arrived.

But why did I suddenly think that?

The reason was my climb up Mount Fuji the other day.

▶ There are views you can only experience because you climbed

The view from Mount Fuji was truly magnificent.
You can't experience that view through photos or videos. I felt that quite keenly.

What I felt amidst that scenery was that even if you reach the same goal, the process is incredibly important.

A goal reached by tracing someone else's answer, without any failure or trial and error, lacks depth.

You don't gain the learning episodes that come from thinking for yourself, nor the breadth that comes from applying your failures.
The view from the summit isn't beautiful just because of the scenery itself; it's the struggle to get there that transforms the view into a deeply personal experience.

Returning to the topic of writing.

I have been writing for about 1300 days.
That is precisely why there are views I was able to see.
I have accumulated a mountain of failures and wasted efforts.

There are surely many ways to learn how to write more efficiently and produce better articles.

However, the 1,300-day history of taking many detours is etched into me as a confidence that won't be easily shaken.

“The view I am seeing right here, right now, belongs to no one else but me.”

A mere 1,300 days of updates is quite different from the summit of Mount Fuji, but I was able to become convinced of that.

My confidence in being able to apply the self-assurance I've built up to my next endeavor outweighs my anxiety about stopping the daily updates.

▶ The challenge of "quitting"

I wrote at the beginning that "quitting has become harder than continuing."
That is the anxiety of quitting, and the fear of becoming unable to write.

And it is also the fear of the challenge of improving quality.

The view from the summit of Mount Fuji taught me that the path I walked was not in vain, and that it leads to self-confidence.

So, it is almost time to stop the daily updates.
And I want to take on a challenge that will allow me to enjoy writing even more.

I won't stop right away, though.
At a good stopping point, I want to start walking toward what comes next.

Well then, see you tomorrow.

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