Ziggy
Founder of Unbroken
I'm Ziggy. I built Unbroken — a 75-day pact tracker where your squad runs the same days beside you and a miss sends you back to Day 1 — and I run everything published on this site: 26 guides across 6 topics, plus the 20 tools on this site.
I'm not a doctor, a dietitian or a coach, and I don't pretend to be. I'm a developer who had to read the actual guidance to build a challenge tracker that does not lie to people — how much water is a lot, what a rest day costs a streak, how long a habit really takes to stick. Most of what I found online was either a rulebook with no evidence or a study summary with no rules. So I write the version I wanted: plain language, with the sources linked so you can check me.
Drafts are produced with AI assistance and then read, cut and corrected by me before anything goes up. Health claims point at a primary source — MedlinePlus and the National Library of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, the World Health Organization, or peer-reviewed literature — and every guide lists what it drew on at the bottom of the page. It also means nothing here is medically reviewed, because there is no clinician on staff to review it. I'd rather say that plainly than imply a credential I don't have.
How I work
- Primary sources first. Health claims come from public-health bodies and peer-reviewed research, not from other blogs.
- Sources on the page. Guides list what they cite, with outbound links, so you can read the original.
- No diagnosis, no training plans. These are guides to a challenge. Anything involving an injury, an illness or a medication belongs with a clinician.
- No borrowed authority. Other programs are named to describe them, never to imply they endorse this one.
- Corrections welcome. If something here is wrong or out of date, tell me and I'll fix it and note the update date.
The full detail is in the editorial policy.
What Unbroken is
Unbroken is a 75-day challenge tracker built on pacts and squads. You write the pact, everyone in your squad takes the same five tasks to the same midnight, and missing one sends your run back to Day 1 — but the days you banked stay in the Record forever. Run it alone, with a partner, or with a crew.
Recent articles by Ziggy
- When Does the Winter Arc Start? The 2026 Dates and the 92-Day Math The winter arc starts October 1 and ends January 1 — 92 days. The 2026 dates, whether you can start it in September, and what a late start is worth. Last updated Aug 31, 2026 · 8 min read
- Winter Arc Meaning: Full Form, Gen Z Slang and Origin Winter arc has no full form — it is not an acronym. What the phrase means, what an arc means in Gen Z slang, who started it, and the October 1 dates. Last updated Aug 31, 2026 · 8 min read
- 75 Hard Alternatives in 2026: Harder, Softer, and Squad Modes 75 Soft, 75 Medium, the winter arc, 30-day resets and custom pacts: the rules of each, who each one fits, and a tracker for every one of them. Last updated Aug 30, 2026 · 12 min read
- No Spend Challenge Printable: Free One-Page Chart and PDF A free no spend challenge printable: your two lists across the top, every day of the run with a clean box and a slip box. Print it or save it as a PDF. Last updated Aug 30, 2026 · 7 min read
- No Spend Challenge Rules: How to Set Them and Hold Them No spend challenge rules, in order: fix the length, write the essentials list before day 1, decide what a slip costs. Free tracker, no account needed. Last updated Aug 30, 2026 · 12 min read
- Winter Arc Ideas: What to Actually Put on Your List Winter arc habit ideas by goal — fitness, money, study, discipline — plus how many rules to pick, why fewer survive December, and four example stacks. Last updated Aug 30, 2026 · 9 min read
- Winter Arc Printable: Free One-Page Tracker PDF A free winter arc printable: your rules across the top, all 92 days of October, November and December below. Print it or save it as a PDF from the same dialog. Last updated Aug 30, 2026 · 7 min read
- Winter Arc Rules for Students: A Routine That Survives Exams A winter arc built around a timetable you did not choose: rules that hold through exam fortnight, and why the 5am alarm is wrong for students. Last updated Aug 16, 2026 · 9 min read
- Winter Arc Workout Plan: A Training Rule That Survives December How to write the training rule for a 92-day winter arc: a weekly shape that meets the public activity guidelines, a stated minimum, and the December test. Last updated Aug 16, 2026 · 9 min read
- 75 Hard Template: Printable, Google Sheets, and Notion Compared A 75 Hard template has to hold 450 boxes and a restart rule. The printable one-pager, a Google Sheets build and a Notion build, compared honestly. Last updated Aug 9, 2026 · 4 min read
- 75 Soft Printable: Free One-Page Tracker PDF A free 75 Soft printable: all 75 days and four rules on one page, dated from your start date. Print it or save it as a PDF from the same dialog. Last updated Aug 9, 2026 · 8 min read
- Best 75 Hard Apps in 2026: An Honest Comparison Six 75 Hard apps compared on what they do and what they cost: the official app, BeHard, Her 75, Reset75, 75Me, and ours. Listings checked August 2026. Last updated Aug 5, 2026 · 12 min read
- Winter Arc Rules: The Challenge, Explained The winter arc runs October 1 to January 1. Pick three to five daily rules, hold them for 92 days, and do not restart when you miss. The full rulebook. Last updated Aug 5, 2026 · 9 min read
- Winter Arc vs 75 Hard: Which One Should You Run? Winter arc or 75 Hard? One fixes the dates and lets you write the rules; the other fixes the rules and restarts you at Day 1. An honest comparison. Last updated Aug 5, 2026 · 8 min read
- 75 Hard Rules: The Complete List, Explained All five 75 Hard rules: two 45-minute workouts with one outdoors, a gallon of water, a strict diet, ten pages, a daily photo — and what a missed day costs. Last updated Aug 3, 2026 · 9 min read
- 75 Hard vs 75 Soft: Which Challenge Fits You? 75 Hard and 75 Soft compared on daily workload, alcohol and diet rules, and what happens when you miss. Pick on the failure rule, not the marketing. Last updated Aug 3, 2026 · 7 min read
- 75 Hard vs Unbroken: Rules, Flexibility, and Squads 75 Hard is a program with published rules. Unbroken is a pact engine you run with a squad. What each one does, what they share, and how to run both together. Last updated Aug 3, 2026 · 6 min read
- Drinking a Gallon of Water a Day: How to Actually Do It How to drink a gallon of water a day without wrecking your sleep — the schedule, the bottle math, and the overhydration risk you need to know first. Last updated Aug 3, 2026 · 8 min read
- How Long Does It Take to Build a Habit? 66 Days, Not 21 Not 21 days. The most-cited study found automaticity plateaued after an average of 66 days, and a 2024 review puts the median at 59 to 66 days. Last updated Aug 3, 2026 · 7 min read
- How to Start 75 Hard: The Complete Prep Checklist A complete prep checklist for starting 75 Hard: rules, calendar, food, kit, water, reading, photos, and the decisions to make before Day 1. Last updated Aug 3, 2026 · 8 min read
- Missed a Day of 75 Hard? What the Restart Rule Really Means You missed a task and the rule says start over. Here is what a restart actually costs, what it cannot take back, and what to do in the next ten minutes. Last updated Aug 3, 2026 · 7 min read
- Sick During Your 75-Day Challenge: Push, Pause, or Restart? A challenge has no sick day. Your body does. How to use the neck check, when to rest outright, and what a pause really costs on a strict 75-day run. Last updated Aug 3, 2026 · 6 min read
- Telling People Your Goals: When It Works and When It Backfires Announcing a goal can make you less likely to do it. Reporting to one person makes you more likely. The difference is what you hand over. Last updated Aug 3, 2026 · 7 min read
- The Science of Streaks: Why "Don't Break the Chain" Works Why streaks pull so hard: the count you can lose, repetition in one context, and the evidence that recorded, visible progress raises your odds of finishing. Last updated Aug 3, 2026 · 7 min read