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Programming · by Budi Santoso · 2026-10-02

A tiny story about idli, Kuala Lumpur and timing in Mexico City

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

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Sofía Hernández · 13 likes

I am mostly here for the follow-up. The 4-minute rule is underrated. This is exactly the kind of tradeoff teams argue about for weeks

Paper Otter · 8 likes

This feels like advice from a patient friend. That is where the boring checklist helps

Mariam Al Mansoori · 7 likes

There is probably a middle ground here. That is the kind of detail beginners miss

Tomás Gómez · 2 likes

Can you share what you tried before this? This would have saved me alot of trial and error

Cedar Rider · 1 likes

The boring logistics are always the hidden part

Pixel Coder · 3 likes

I was going to disagree, but your second sentence got me

Amelia Hughes · 10 likes

Thanks that actually helped

Paolo Garcia · 0 likes

I am curious what changed your mind

Ethan Brooks · 0 likes

good clarification — I read it differently at first

Priya Nair · 1 likes

I am mostly here for the follow-up. I keep a note about learning for exactly this reason

Kabir Khan · 0 likes

that last line is excellent. The low-effort version is probly the keeper

Mateo Cruz · 1 likes

I am curious what changed your mind