Why 3 commits counts weeks, not daily streaks
This is a design choice, not a research finding. We built 3 commits around weekly commitments instead of a daily streak because of what a streak does to the day after you miss.
What a daily streak asks of you
A daily streak is all or nothing. Miss one day and the number goes back to zero, however many days you kept before it. The longer the streak, the more a single bad day feels like it costs.
That makes the number a source of pressure. On a day when you are ill, travelling or simply worn out, the streak is the thing you are protecting, not the habit itself.
What we count instead
3 commits counts kept weeks. A week is kept when you reach the targets you set for the pillars you committed to. A rest day, or a slow Wednesday, does not break anything as long as the week adds up.
The streak you see on your profile is weeks kept in a row, not days.
What happens when you do miss
Missing a week lowers next week's commitment by one pillar instead of resetting everything. The aim is to make recovering the easy path, so a bad week is a step back rather than the end.
The trade-off
A weekly rule gives you more freedom and less daily nudging. If you want a reminder every single day, a daily streak tracker may suit you better. 3 commits is for people who would rather keep a week than defend a number.
Try it
- Think of a week you would be proud to keep, not a number you are afraid to lose.
- Set targets for the week, then spread them across the days that suit you.