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Habit-building method attributed to Jerry Seinfeld: mark an X on calendar each day you complete target habit. Motivation comes from not breaking the growing chain of X's, building consistency through visual progress.

The origin story of Don't Break the Chain method, where comedian Brad Isaac asked Jerry Seinfeld for advice backstage and Seinfeld shared his calendar X-marking system for daily writing practice, though Seinfeld later denied creating the method.

Time management practice of scheduling recurring, non-negotiable tasks at the same time daily or weekly to create routine structure and ensure important habits happen consistently.

Habit-building technique attributed to Jerry Seinfeld where you mark an X on a calendar for each day you complete a target habit. The visual chain of X's creates motivation to maintain the streak and avoid breaking the chain.