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Cadence or minimum viable version

Set the rhythm you are committing to and, separately, the shrunken version that still counts when the week goes badly. Two numbers, not one: the normal frequency, plus the floor you can hit on your worst week without calling it a miss.

Set the rhythm you are committing to and, separately, the shrunken version that still counts when the week goes badly. Two numbers, not one: the normal frequency, plus the floor you can hit on your worst week without calling it a miss.

Example

Family dinner: normal cadence is Sunday at 6pm, every week, about 90 minutes. The minimum viable version is 25 minutes at the table on any night that week, phones in a drawer, takeout allowed. That still counts as the practice.

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