It's a legendary story in the world of productivity because it is so simple it sounds fake. A young comedian asks Jerry Seinfeld for advice on how to be funny. Seinfeld doesn't tell him to read books on theory. He tells him: "Write a joke every day." He didn't say "write a good joke". He just said write.
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Seinfeld used a big wall calendar. Every day he wrote, he put a big, satisfying red X on that day. After a few days, he had a chain. "Your only job is to not break the chain," he said.
Why does this work? Because it shifts the focus from the outcome (being funny, getting fit) to the process (writing, running). Outcomes are scary and often out of your control. The process is something you can control today.