What are the red flags beginners miss in Gaming as a beginner?

My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 10 minutes to prepare, I am much more likely to keep doing it.

Part of me wanted teh fancy version with all teh tools. The better version was boring: one notebook, one reminder, and a willingness to be clumsy with teh recipe for a while.

The detail that surprised me was how much teh library changed teh outcome. Same plan, diffrent setting, completely different energy