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Guides

Short, practical notes on daily streaks and building in public — the ideas Cairn is built around.

How to not break your #100DaysOfCode streak
The reason most 100 Days of Code streaks die isn't motivation — it's that the daily bar is set too high. Here's how to set it low enough to survive a bad day.
The one-line-a-day method for building in public
You don't need a newsletter or a thread strategy to build in public. One honest line a day beats the perfect post you never publish. Here's why, and how to do it.
Building in public when nobody is following you yet
Building in public with zero followers feels pointless — but the audience was never the point at the start. Here's how to make the early, quiet weeks actually work for you.
How to restart a broken streak (without starting over)
You missed a few days and the streak counter reset to zero. That number isn't the point. Here's how to restart a daily habit after a break — and why the reset doesn't erase the work.
What to write in a build-in-public update (when your day felt boring)
The blank-page problem kills more build-in-public habits than a lack of progress does. Here's a simple set of prompts for writing a daily update on the days nothing dramatic happened.

Cairn puts these ideas into one tiny tool: post one line a day, keep the streak, share your trail. Write your first line →