Habits
Streak Salvage Minimum Day
A streak salvage minimum day is the pre-defined emergency rep that saves the chain before midnight on chaotic days.
A streak salvage minimum day is the emergency version you run before midnight when you realize the chain is about to break—two push-ups, one log line, sixty seconds of meditation. It is pre-written, not invented under panic.
Salvage days keep identity and often the visual X when your rules allow partial credit.
Common questions
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Is a salvage day cheating?
Only if the minimum was never defined and you retroactively lower the bar every hard day. Honest pre-agreed minimums protect the habit; moving goalposts daily erode trust with yourself.
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