A week with Marsh
A week of one conversation. The texts are made up. The rules in the margin are the real ones, and every text Marsh starts here follows them.
Mon 10:12 pm
I keep saying I'll start running and then I don'twhy running?i get winded on the stairs at work. i'm 31mornings or after work?not mornings. i hit snoozestraight after work then, before you sit downok yeah. Tues and Thursill text you tues at 5:45Runninggetmarsh.app/t/…Marsh asks what it needs for a plan and nothing more. When you name the days, it sets the reminder itself and says when. It already knows your timezone from your number. The tracker link arrives on its own.
Tue 5:45 pm
shoes on?just got back. 2.4kLogged 2.4 km in Runningfirst one donehow were the last 10 min?bad. but doneThis is the reminder Marsh set on Monday. You log by saying what you did, in your own words, and the receipt shows where it went.
Wed 2:15 pm
how are the legs after that 2.4k yesterday?legs are sore lolnormal after the first onestill on for thurs after work?yeahYou'd been quiet for 20 hours, so Marsh checked in. It does that at most once a day.
Thu 10:30 am
2 days since the 2.4k, run after work today?No reply. Marsh leaves it for the day.
No answer, so nothing else from Marsh today. One check-in a day is the ceiling, answered or not.
Fri 9:00 am
did the thursday run happen?Fri 12:30 pm
skipped yesterday. felt grossthen thursdays get a 10 min versionharder to skip that oneok that i can doThe second check-in in a row. If this one had gone unanswered too, Marsh would have stopped texting until you came back. It doesn't make you feel bad about Thursday. It makes Thursday smaller.
Sat 9:00 am
10 min version today, just to try it?Sat 10:40 am
did the 10 min version just now. 1.1kLogged 1.1 km in Runningthats 2 runs this weekeasier than tues?easier honestlyA short run is a run. The tracker counts the day, not the distance.
Sun 9:00 am
1.1k yesterday, same plan next week?Sun 5:00 pm
still on. how did i do this week2 runs, 3.5 kmRunninggetmarsh.app/t/…same 2 days next week or add a third?Every tracker has a link. Anyone you send it to sees the numbers and nothing about you.
Mon 9:40 pm
finals in two weeks and i haven't opened my stats noteswhy stats first?it's 40% of the grade and i bombed the midtermthen stats gets your best hourwhen are you least tired?after lunch. like 1 to 2ill text you tmrw at 1Stats revisiongetmarsh.app/t/…Marsh asks why this subject and when you're sharpest, then sets the reminder for that hour and says so. It already knows your timezone.
Tue 1:00 pm
notes open?opening them nowTue 2:10 pm
did the hour. chapter 4 and half of 5Logged 1 hr in Stats revisionmore than you did all termwhat tripped you up in 5?confidence intervalsthen tmrw is just confidence intervalsThe reminder is two words because that's all it needs to be. The log comes from what you report.
Wed 10:30 am
still doing confidence intervals at 1?Wed 2:25 pm
done. confidence intervals make sense nowLogged 1 hr in Stats revision2 hours in 2 daysnext weak spot?hypothesis testingTwenty quiet hours had passed, so this is the daily check-in. You answered when the hour was done, which is fine. Marsh doesn't chase a check-in.
Thu 10:30 am
hypothesis testing at 1?Thu 11:40 pm
didn't study. went out instead and now i feel awfulthen tmrw is the hourstill 1 to 2?yeah11:40pm. Marsh answers whenever you text, no matter the hour.
Fri 7:45 pm
you get the 1 to 2 hour in today?did 90 min today to make up for itLogged 1.5 hr in Stats revision3.5 hours this weekwhats left before you feel ready?two past papersThe check-in came late because you'd texted late the night before. It always waits 20 hours after your last message.
Sat 4:00 pm
first past paper this weekend?No reply. Marsh leaves it for the day.
A Saturday off. One unanswered check-in changes nothing.
Sun 9:00 am
any past papers yet?Sun 3:15 pm
first past paper done. 71%Logged 2 hr in Stats revisiona week ago the notes werent openwhens the second one?Marsh ties what you just did to where you started, then asks for the next date.
Mon 11:52 pm
i keep checking if my ex has seen my storywhat do you want instead?to stop looking her up. and sleepthen no looking this weekmute her stories tonightokDays without lookinggetmarsh.app/t/…No speech about how hard it is. Marsh asks what you want and gives you one small step for tonight. If a text ever mentions self-harm it stops coaching and shares 9-8-8.
Wed 1:12 am
i looked. she's with someonewhere is the phone charging?next to the bedmove it across the room nowfine. ok1:12am. Marsh always answers, any hour. The week's first check-in comes Thursday morning.
Thu 9:00 am
phone across the room last night?didn't look yesterdayLogged a day in Days without lookingone full daywhat helped?phone across the roomThe first check-in of the week, and it's about the goal. It never opens with a pitch.
Fri 9:00 am
day 2 without looking?No reply. Marsh leaves it for the day.
No answer. Marsh doesn't ask twice in a day.
Sat 9:00 am
still not looking her up?Sat 2:30 pm
i looked last night. two days down the drainthe 2 days still countwhat was going on right before?couldn't sleep. boredthen its about 11pm boredomwhats on the nightstand instead of the phone?A slip is information. Marsh asks what came right before it, then changes that.
Sun 10:45 am
what ended up on the nightstand last night?didn't look. read like 30 pages insteadLogged a day in Days without looking2 days in the trackerDays without lookinggetmarsh.app/t/…same plan tonight?The tracker only counts what you report. A day you don't mention stays empty, and it takes nothing away from the days you did.
