“The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in determination.” Tommy Lasorda
I found this website: dontbreakthechain.com exactly 46 days ago. It was also exactly 46 days ago, that I had conceived of my “idea.”
At a quick glance, this website is nothing more than a calendar. However, this website obviously has a much deeper meaning/greater usefulness than a simple calendar. The story [1] originated from the famed comedian, Jerry Seinfeld. Someone once asked for his advice for a young comic. His tip was to write lots of jokes, and write them every day. In short, Jerry accomplishes this by posting a big calendar on his wall, and marking off the days that he writes a decent amount of jokes with a big red marker. He does it for 1 day… 3 day.. a week… 2 weeks… and he slowly creates a chain of red marks. Then, he reminds himself everyday, when he sees the calendar: “Don’t break the chain!”
This is so awesome. All my life, I feel like I’ve always had problems with persistence and staying motivated. There are just so many things that I once felt a strong passion for, but later gave it up, because I lost focus. Yet now, I feel like I can be much more dedicated to something. I am able to continuously remind myself of what I want to accomplish, what I already have built up, and the effort that I would be putting to waste, if I just give up.
This neat little website really plays a huge role in keeping me focused and motivated.
[1] Source: Life Hacker, 7/24/2007, Motivation: Jerry Seifeld’s Productivity Secret.
