Principlev1PR-1104
Treat missing a single execution of a new habit as data…
Treat missing a single execution of a new habit as data rather than failure, and resume the next day without restarting the deployment timeline.
Why This Is a Principle
This principle follows from Lally's finding (referenced in Habit automaticity develops along a logarithmic curve…) that single missed days don't significantly impact automaticity, combined with People interpret failure as either evidence about… (interpretation of failure affects outcomes) and The explanatory style used to interpret adverse events… (explanatory style predicts responses). The lesson explicitly addresses the 'broken chain' false belief.