For many people, failing to perform a regular ritual on one day doesn’t mean they give it up entirely
I suspect this is one of those critical things that separate losers from winners. Statistically, sooner or later something unexpected is going to mess up your schedule. People who decide in advance “if I fail once, it means I have failed forever, so there is no point in trying anymore” are just giving themselves an excuse to stop.
It makes sense to worry about failing today or tomorrow, but it doesn’t make sense to worry about having failed yesterday. If you failed to perform the ritual yesterday, maybe do some penance, and maybe reflect and improve your planning, but don’t use it as a cheap excuse for not doing the ritual today. (Not even in the way “I am not doing the ritual anymore until I improve my plans”. Nope; do the ritual at the predetermined time, and use some other time to reflect plan.)
I suspect this is one of those critical things that separate losers from winners. Statistically, sooner or later something unexpected is going to mess up your schedule. People who decide in advance “if I fail once, it means I have failed forever, so there is no point in trying anymore” are just giving themselves an excuse to stop.
It makes sense to worry about failing today or tomorrow, but it doesn’t make sense to worry about having failed yesterday. If you failed to perform the ritual yesterday, maybe do some penance, and maybe reflect and improve your planning, but don’t use it as a cheap excuse for not doing the ritual today. (Not even in the way “I am not doing the ritual anymore until I improve my plans”. Nope; do the ritual at the predetermined time, and use some other time to reflect plan.)