User blog comment:Taldin/An Adventurer's Purpose/@comment-25246465-20140815025838

I made it to level 16 before I reset my account the first time - not because nothing else was happening, but because I had to do exactly what this post says. I made things too easy, and I was gaining a level or two every day just off of dailies alone. I knew if I continued at that pace, I wouldn't have any motivation to continue. The reason I came to this cite was because I really needed help in getting my life in order, and nothing was working. I had read plenty of books, I had followed the tips, and I just couldn't find the motivation and commitment within myself because of the mechanical feel of it all.

HabitRPG helped with triggering my OCD, because I don't want to take damage, so I start doing all of my dailies. I learned that some of my habits need to be dailies in order for me to really do them. But when I first started, that's not what I was thinking about. All I thought about was that this was another app to try and help me do things that I really wanted to do and yet couldn't find the motivation to do. But like you said, this is similar to a gym membership - you're only going to get what you put in. When I first reached that level, I realized that I hadn't put any effort into setting things up, or any care, and it was making me fly through levels so there wasn't a challenge.

I was able to find a better way. I've split some habits so there is one daily a day, and then a habit for extra times every day that I do that item, just to make sure I do it at least once (working on the Wiki is one of these, since I really want to take time to do something fun every day). I move habits into dailies if I find I am ignoring them more. I have grouped similar dailies into checklists so I can keep it all organized and cut down on the number of repetitive dailies that I used before to keep track. I made a daily to slay something off of my to-do list every day so I can always make progress. And it's helped.

I think you hit the nail on the head - level 1 to 100 or more, the reason that you stay is so you can track your life to keep your life on track. I have realized that's what I'm doing now. I've realized that this was what I was looking for - motivation to get my life on track, and keep it there.