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Fitness · by Rapid Comet · 2026-08-26

The thing nobody told me about habits for absolute beginners

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

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Comments

Maksym Bondar · 9 likes

I wish more posts had this much context. This is kinder advice than most of the internet manages

Rohan Mehta · 1 likes

yep, the boring details matter

Brian Otieno · 4 likes

This reminds me of something a friend in Melbourne mentioned. This would have saved me a lot of trial and error. This is kinder advice than most of the internet manages

Siti Lestari · 12 likes

That sounds great until you add children/pets/deadlines

Lina Al Harbi · 1 likes

noted, and thank you

Pixel Atlas · 3 likes

Excellent timing; I was just thinking about told. For me it came down to the prototype

Nour Ali · 2 likes

You just saved me a bad purchase

Miguel Santos · 1 likes

I laughed, but you are not wrong

Rohan Mehta · 0 likes

my wallet felt that

Maya Williams · 1 likes

my wallet felt that

João Pereira · 3 likes

I would not call it wrong, just incomplete. For me it came down to the setup