I like that tally method. I did something similar to that once, but it didn’t include the main point of yours about tossing out the tally when it is not continued. That is a good way to clear up the issue.

When I taped a piece of paper to my wall, and kept a long-running tally of something I was doing at the time a year or two ago, I flew through it very quickly because of that reminder. We can do a lot with these reminders.

Using tally’s, and thinking numerically about tasks, is a winning way to go in my book, and also those of many others.

One correction:

“I’m trying as hard as possible to not right about New Years resolutions”

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Instead of using post-its, I have a whiteboard that I use to track my goals right next to my desk so it’s in plain view whenever I work. It’s very effective.