A system that only works when the day is calm and the schedule is clear is not actually a system, it is a preference with good conditions. Real consistency bends its shape to the day without losing its purpose.
The goal was never to repeat the same routine. It was always to repeat the same commitment.
This Week's Artifact:
Finite and Infinite Games by James Carse. The distinction that changed how I think about consistency is his idea that a finite game is played to win, an infinite game is played to keep playing. Systems that survive are usually built for the second kind. Worth reading if your routines break the moment life stops cooperating.
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