Day 17 of 45
0 days read · no streaks, just days
Day 17 of 45 · 0 days read · no streaks, just days
Phase 2 · Break
Day 17: Streaks as hooks
“The daily streaks, sending out snaps, letting others know what you are doing, how you are enjoying our life, continuously, just puts us in the vicious cycle without realization.”
Snapchat streaks turn friendship into an obligation to keep a counter alive. Notice which of your apps use that trick.
Silverman and Barasch's seven studies show that a visible streak becomes a goal in itself. People keep going to protect the number, and when it breaks they disengage more than before. That is why this series counts days done, never streaks.
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