Don't Break the Chain

A young comic asked famous comedian Jerry Seinfeld how to improve his stand-up routine. Seinfeld answered the only way to keep creating better jokes is to write every day.

Seinfeld told the young comic to get a big daily wall calendar that has a whole year on one page and hang it on a prominent wall so it would be seen every day.

The next step is to get a big red magic marker. For each day where he had done his task of writing, he had to put a big red X over that day.

"After a few days, you'll have a chain. Just keep at it and the chain will grow longer each day. You'll like seeing that chain, especially when you get a few weeks under your belt. Your only job next is to not break the chain."

"Don't break the chain," he said again for emphasis.

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The Fabulous Helps You Not to Break the Chain

The Fabulous motivates you to not break the chain in several ways.

Always aim for a streak, Fabulous Traveler. A streak is an unbroken chain of days. Think of this as a game. You never want to break this newly formed chain.