User blog:Taldin/Reflections at 100

There's still a lot to do.

I have projects left undone, things I've been meaning to do for months but haven't had the time and/or bandwidth to do them. I'm one of those people who rarely does things the easy way, but has to be thorough about it; if I really want it done, I know I can make it a Daily and I'll work on it more.

Habits is supposed to be about managing your life better; not letting Habits run your life. It saved my bacon yet again last night because I checked the site before bed and saw the very helpful reminder "Is the Trash Out?" And everyone else in the house had gone to bed.

One of the dangers of being high level is that it's very easy to do things like buy Health Potions and click that Stealth button -- and put something off because it won't count against me.

"Just don't click Stealth," is the obvious thought, "...and let yourself get hit for damage, lose your Perfect Day bonus, and lose a big streak."

"Now that you're level 100, use an Orb of Rebirth and you won't be able to do anything for awhile." is the not-so-obvious thought.

I know that there are things in the works to limit the benefits of being higher than level 100, and removing my ability to 'cheat' will definitely keep me more honest. That's a plus in my book. But not being able to start some high level quests for the group, and feeling like I'm being carried for about 30 levels is not a plus.

I'm also trying to earn my Mountmaster achievement, and dropping my Perception back down to zero is going to hurt for awhile. So I'm tempted to wait a few days....

I've been a Rogue, a Mage, a Warrior, and a Healer. I'm excited to see what sort of effects the skill rebalancing that's in the works will bring -- maybe the better thing to do is wait until then to restart.

For now, though, I'm going to enjoy the view from the top of the mountain. It's been over eight months since I found Habits, and I've enjoyed every day of this. I've made new friends, learned how to code in Wikia and a little bit of Angular JS, and taken on some responsibilities that I enjoy -- I just have to get back to them!

Tougher to handle was losing a very long writing streak on the Wiki itself; but the thing to do is get up, dust yourself off, and start again. Each day is going to be there, waiting as potential ideas, goals, and demons to vanquish.