Consistency vs. Regularity
What’s the difference and why should we care?
Consistency vs. Regularity
Excellence requires commitment; your commitment demands adherence to your mise-en-place, your practice, your system. Anything else and you, too, will be counting on luck or genius.
Dan Charnas • Everything in Its Place
It’s better to consistently hit your “floor” than consistently miss your “ceiling.”
Landon Poburan • The Sunday Morning Rule That Saved My Writing Consistency
Ryder Carroll - consistency is the commitment to a process.
He roots that commitment in "stating an intention." While he focuses on intention, I'm choosing purpose instead. Why? Because purpose is rooted in the long game - it's looking across a lifetime. Intentions can be long-term, but they tend to be more seasonal.... See more
We perceive/experience a mismatch between how often we expect to do something and how often we can actually show up. Maybe we think we should be journaling daily, but neither our schedule nor our desire matches that expectation.
Consistency is showing up to the process. Regularity is tracking the outcome.
consistency and regularity
I started with weekly consistency, not daily pressure. Because I hate stress.
The daily writing came later. After the weekly habit was unbreakable.
After I had momentum instead of guilt.
The daily writing came later. After the weekly habit was unbreakable.
After I had momentum instead of guilt.
Landon Poburan • The Sunday Morning Rule That Saved My Writing Consistency
I think we often confuse consistency and regularity.
Regular is when and how often something happens. Change and wash sheets weekly; brush and floss teeth daily.
Consistent is the pattern of showing up to do those things. You change and wash your sheets every other week; you brush your teeth morning and evening and floss when you remember.
When we
... See moreconsistency is most important to us as it relates to the people around us. That’s why when someone acts in a way that is inconsistent with our predictions we often feel disappointed, angry, or even betrayed. Likewise, most of us strive to remain consistent so that we’re not perceived by the people around us as flaky and untrustworthy.