WINTER ARC · FIELD GUIDE
Return after a gap without erasing it
Content reviewed
A restart decision sheet for one missed day or several weeks.
Choose what you know
Do not fill every blank just to make the chart look complete. Mark dates missed only when you know that is accurate. Leave uncertain days unrecorded. Rest is a deliberate label, not a way to retroactively hide every gap. The original checkmarks and notes remain stored under either label.
Use a three-question decision sheet
Is the original commitment still useful? Can its next action happen in my current circumstances? Is the original date range still the one I want to review? If all three answers are yes, return to Today. A gap does not automatically restart the clock.
When a new plan is clearer
If your commitment has changed, export the current plan and archive it. Create a new plan from an editable template. Up to eight active-plus-archived plans fit in the local library. At the limit, download and verify a backup before deleting a plan; deletion has an explicit confirmation.
Write the next action small enough to name
Fictional example: a reading plan stops during a move. The books are still packed, so the next action is to select and unpack one book, not to catch up on all missed pages. Record that decision in the weekly review; decide separately whether the original daily rule remains appropriate.