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Cities · by Bianca Santos · 2026-09-04

My 6-month experiment with walking with an awkward constraint

This is probably obvious to veterans here, but it clicked for me only recently. housing got easier when I stopped treating every attempt like a final exam.

Context: I am not an expert, just someone trying to make Cities feel less intimidating. I wrote down what worked, what felt awkward, and what I would do differently next time.

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

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Comments

Finn Brown · 65 likes

What would you change if you started over? I care less about the perfect answer and more about repeatability.

Urban Otter · 5 likes

Exactly; the hidden cost is energy.

Nour Ali · 3 likes

Adding this to my notes.

Bianca Santos · 1 likes

@quiet_finn Anecdote beats theory here.

Jonas Schneider · 1 likes

You just saved me a bad purchase.

Lucas Dubois · 0 likes

That made the concept click.

Mina Chowdhury · 8 likes

Honestly, great taste. I would test it for 3 days before deciding.

Ananya Rao · 1 likes

Honestly, great taste. I care less about the perfect answer and more about repeatability.

Kabir Khan · 1 likes

Amazing how much difference one small change can make. The Dublin example makes it feel concrete.