This year I squeaked in to 200k, while I only pledged 150, but the vast majority of that writing happened before May... and all of that creative drive is still pretty low / gone. So I think I'll be sticking with 150k given life is likely to blow up next year -- and while I'd like to try a habit pledge, I know that once I'm in the red? I lose the will to write. For me, the best motivation is being ahead.