Deciding to break my streak still feels like a good idea. Not only will it remove the pressure I feel to having ro write every day, but it also removes the fear of failure. I could keep going and end up breaking the streak at some point by accident, or due circumstances. But that would be a failure despite my earlier decision not to care about the streak. It's still something I'm trying ro keep up.
It's something out of my control. I can do everything I can to not end in that situation. It has been working for almost eight years so far, so the chances of that happening are quite slim. But the odds are against me. It's bound to happen sooner or later and longer I continue the more opportunities for that failure there will be.
By doing it on my own terms I haven't failed. I have both succeeded to write for eight years and managed to break what I feel has become an addiction.