Mark the hours once on the stick

A written weekly maximum is one notch. Copy it to every evening instead of measuring again from hope.

A story stick is useful because the shop marks once. Side hours work the same way: write a weekly maximum, then copy that notch to Monday evening, Wednesday and Saturday. Measuring again from mood each night lets the week drift.

What to notch

The weekly ceiling in hours.
Which evenings can take a copy of that length.
What you refuse when the stick is already full.