Broken

As I've mentioned before, I have a set of daily tasks.

Things I do every day.

Some are things to benefit my physical health.

Some are things to benefit my mental health.

Plus games design.

Which I think benefits my mental health as well as helping Eurydice Games.

And I'm a data nerd. So I track it.

Last year I managed 176 days in a row of doing all my tasks.

I took a break over Christmas.

We were away with family, I was out of my routine with less time by myself.

I started again on the first of Jan.

I've already broken it twice this year.

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Once on the 17th Jan and then again last Wednesday.

After 96 days in a row :(

I'd done everything but games design.

I sat down at the computer to do it in the evening.

Just a little bit of graphic design on my latest prototype.

But I got distracted.

Did some bookkeeping.

Sorted out a few of the overcharge stragglers.

Went to bed.

Didn't realise until the morning.

Today I hope to get to 5 again... 

Creativity

Following some advice I got via Daniel Pink I’ve started a chain.

Just trying to keep a streak going of things that are important to me.

Game design. Exercise. Physio for my leg that is weakened by my MS. Meditation.

I've managed nine days so far.

And it’s been amazing.

I’ve made a new version of Rocky ‘Roid and sent it out to playtesters.

Written a load of notes for a second edition of Border Reivers.

Come up with a new idea for a game about sirens and Ancient Greek sailors.

And made notes.

And a quick hand-drawn prototype.

And played it at Paul’s this weekend.

And come up with ideas for a new version.

I haven’t been this creative in years.

Something about it is working for me!