100/365. Hundred!

10th April 2026. 21:52, Comely Bank, Edinburgh.

Well, happy 100 to me!

I’ve been trying to think today if I’ve ever done something for 100 days in a row before - obviously disregarding all the routine things we do every day - and I think the answer is that no, I haven’t.

I can’t really believe how quickly the year feels like it’s going. When I write these posts I’m sometimes on autopilot and just type the number /365 without thinking too much about what the number actually is. But when you put 100/365 up there and think about how recently it feels like I wrote about ex-Prince Andrew ruining my 50th day, you suddenly realise that time truly is flying.

One hundred is really quite a large number and, granted, not all of these posts have been of equal quality or value, but the point is that I’ve posted them and truly created a habit for myself.

I thought for my words today I would write a few tips for anyone else wanting to turn something into a habit, because although the way I do it isn’t always perfect, I still do it! And that’s what matters. Which leads right into my first tip…

1. You have to be equal parts kind and critical with yourself. Kind, because if you’re too critical you will bully yourself into stopping whatever habit you are trying to build. You need to be kind and hype yourself up, but also not be too hard on yourself if you think you’re doing a bad job. At the end of the day when you’re building a habit the fact that you’ve done something (over nothing) is more important than the quality of that thing. However, you do need to be somewhat critical with yourself - being too lenient will not help build the discipline that you need to create a habit. Be careful about being lax and letting yourself stop because it’s ‘too hard’ or you’re ‘too tired’ - when these pauses occur it can sometimes be pretty difficult to press play again. So some self-criticism is necessary, as with most things. But particularly this.

2. This is a similar point to the latter half of point 1, but perseverance is key. There will be some days where you do want to press pause but these are the most important days to keep going - if you can produce something on your worst days then imagine what you can produce on your best. Take me last night for example - I could have easily just decided to miss out a day, but I knew I would feel even worse doing that than doing what I did - writing something very short and sad, but still posting it anyway!

3. Try not to care too much what people might think of your habit (unless it’s super weird, obviously), and be proud to share it when you want. It’s sort of scary to do but it’ll become exciting because the more you share it the more people will acknowledge and react to it, and you’ll feel a bit embarrassed at first but then it becomes quite cool and validating.

4. You will naturally get into the habit of fitting whatever it is that you are trying to make a habit of into the same part of each day. This is good because habits do require routine, however it is beneficial to try and switch that up sometimes.

5. My final tip is do something to add a layer of accountability. I’m sure that if I wasn’t posting my writing on a platform where whoever’s subscribed to me can see it each day (and would notice if I hadn’t posted), I might have given up a while ago. So thanks to you, my readers and fans, for reading my words and helping me to keep going.

265 to go! Bring it on.