I do a lot of reading on self-help, marketing, and the like, often for my business.     I guess I’m just weird, because I love reading about habit formation, goal setting, and productivity. Jason says it’s the “type eight” (enneagram) in me. Just my personality type. Anyhow, one common thread in many of these books is the importance of keeping good habits going. Comedian Jerry Seinfeld is quoted often in the books I read for his advice on “not breaking the chain.” Since he’s a comedian, he writes jokes professionally. He keeps a calendar beside his bed, and every day that he writes a joke, he makes an “x.” And his advice to new and upcoming comedians is “don’t break the chain.” In other words,  it’s more important to stay consistent with a habit than it is to go hardcore.  Yes, this applies to the D/s lifestyle. And no, I’m not talking about consistency from a punishment point of view. Stay with me.  I can attest to the power of sticking with something, of forming a good h