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Coffee · by Mia Anderson · 2026-10-14

What beans looks like when you stop optimizing everything with a chaotic constraint

I tried this in Toronto with a friend and we both noticed the same thing: the social part mattered more than the perfect plan.

I tried this in Cairo with a friend and we both noticed the same thing: the social part mattered more than the perfect plan.

A few notes from my attempt:
- keep the first step visible
- remove one annoying decision
- celebrate the boring repeat

I tried this in Lagos with a friend and we both noticed the same thing: the social part mattered more than the perfect plan

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Noé Petit · 5 likes

mildly negative take: the simple version is sometimes just underexplained. The low-effort version is probly the keeper

Tiny Comet · 4 likes

Anecdotally, this tracks with what I have seen. This is more useful on a tired Monday morning than on a perfect day

Cedar Atlas · 13 likes

I had the same reaction to more

Hamza Malik · 3 likes

This. Exactly this

Budi Santoso · 1 likes

I would push back gently on teh like part. That is teh kind of detail beginners miss

Ruby Wilson · 0 likes

I think both things can be true

Cozy Fern · 0 likes

Agree completely. The simple version is underrated