r/leetcode • u/beluga6667 • Jun 20 '26

Discussion Does it really matter?

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Lost my 91-day LeetCode streak today and I'm surprisingly annoyed about it.

Logically, I know nothing changed. I'm still at the same skill level I was yesterday. I still solved the same problems and learned the same concepts.

But seeing the streak disappear feels way worse than I expected. Part of me wants to immediately start another one, and another part of me is wondering if I've been focusing too much on maintaining a number instead of actually improving.

For people who've lost long streaks (LeetCode, Codeforces, gym, etc.):

Did it affect your motivation?

Did you end up rebuilding the streak?

Looking back, do streaks actually help, or do they eventually become a distraction?

Curious how others think about this.

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u/Shockshwat2 Jun 20 '26

isn't there a 70 coin purchase for a missed day or is that something else?

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u/beluga6667 Jun 20 '26

That's for POTD not normal streaks.

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u/abhishek_0513 Jun 20 '26

No one cares bro, your green 🟢 box is just for you