Cybersecurity · by Anna Gruber · 2026-09-03

My 10-month experiment with passwords

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 conversation for a while.

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Bilal Raza · 11 likes

This is genuinely helpful, thanks for writing it out. It sounds small, but the practice run matters.

Maya Williams · 1 likes

Beautifully put. I needed that reminder today. Honestly, the simplest version wins for me.

Diego Quispe · 0 likes

The kindness in this post is lovely. I noticed the same thing in Dublin.

Silver Fern · 0 likes

Short answer: yes. Long answer: also yes.