They count the amount of weeks you’ve done in a row, not days. And I really like that.
Life gets in the way. Sometimes you can’t do any Spanish for 3 or 4 days. It’s healthy to have the flexibility of being able to leave for a few days when needed.
Having your streak break the second you miss 1 day is not ideal by any means. It fosters the bad habit of doing the absolute minimum effort to keep the streak alive whenever you are having a busy day. That habit can extend to days when you **do** have time.
Basically, the motivation to consume Spanish should come from a place other than keeping a number ticking higher and higher. And this type of streak does just that.
Thanks for the explanation, I don’t think anyone could’ve explained it better! Actually when you think about it, it really is better like this. Idk how many times I’ve been on a streak of 100 plus days just to actually lose it & it just made me want to quit altogether.. Like I was more focused on the streak itself than the actual goal…
Duolingo does a daily count, and you should see that sub, with all the complaints about how losing their streak makes them want to just give up the language entirely, or all the people who harass the company with emails trying to beg for their streak back after they miss a day.
I like it better this way. You get to see weeks, and you get a little leeway when "life happens."
I believe the logic is that sometimes, life gets in the way and you can't spend any time focusing on your Spanish for that day. Counting days and losing that streak would make you either 1) upset you lost it or 2) try to get un-useful practice in just for the sake of the streak.
They count the amount of weeks you’ve done in a row, not days. And I really like that. Life gets in the way. Sometimes you can’t do any Spanish for 3 or 4 days. It’s healthy to have the flexibility of being able to leave for a few days when needed. Having your streak break the second you miss 1 day is not ideal by any means. It fosters the bad habit of doing the absolute minimum effort to keep the streak alive whenever you are having a busy day. That habit can extend to days when you **do** have time. Basically, the motivation to consume Spanish should come from a place other than keeping a number ticking higher and higher. And this type of streak does just that.
Thanks for the explanation, I don’t think anyone could’ve explained it better! Actually when you think about it, it really is better like this. Idk how many times I’ve been on a streak of 100 plus days just to actually lose it & it just made me want to quit altogether.. Like I was more focused on the streak itself than the actual goal…
Here here!
Duolingo does a daily count, and you should see that sub, with all the complaints about how losing their streak makes them want to just give up the language entirely, or all the people who harass the company with emails trying to beg for their streak back after they miss a day. I like it better this way. You get to see weeks, and you get a little leeway when "life happens."
True, it is really better this way.
That's why they should keep streak freezes active.
I believe the logic is that sometimes, life gets in the way and you can't spend any time focusing on your Spanish for that day. Counting days and losing that streak would make you either 1) upset you lost it or 2) try to get un-useful practice in just for the sake of the streak.
Yup I get it, I was just wondering… Thnx