It sounds dumb and it's not how addiction works, but it might be worth just will powering yourself into it the first time then going with the calendar chain app

It sounds dumb and it's not how addiction works, but it might be worth just will powering yourself into it the first time then going with the calendar chain approach to try and not break your streak. Even if you fail every once in a while, it'll be an improvement to what you're describing now.