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Re:Duolingo Cuts 10% of Contractors as It Uses More AI to Cr... by Timothee on Monday January 08, 2024 @06:55PM (#38920292)
I've had the same issue with the Fitness app on my smart watch (and others like Readwise). I wanted to keep the streak alive for the sake of it, but I was starting to get hurt. For Readwise, it was just becoming mindless daily review.

Thankfully I got out of it and am much more consciously breaking streaks.

The downside is that I've clearly been exercising a lot less since I stopped focusing on the streak, so it works in some ways…

We should have a way to adjust what we consider a streak: maybe a daily streak is important to you, but maybe 3 times a week is what matters to you. Having the option for each app would be great.

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Re:Duolingo Cuts 10% of Contractors as It Uses More AI to Cr... by johnnyanmac on Tuesday January 09, 2024 @09:57AM (#38926892)
Yeah, daily streaks make no sense for strenuous exercise. Everyone needs a rest day. Makes more sense for food, though. Since you usually never skip a day of consumption.
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