A tiny story about arepas, Cairo and timing after a tiny failure

Léa Bernard · 35 likes

Glad you shared it; small wins count. My only addition is to make the first step visible.

Amelia Hughes · 3 likes

@lea-13 Helpful correction.

Pixel Otter · 2 likes

That sounds great until you add children/pets/deadlines.

Maya Putri · 19 likes

Agree completely. The simple version is underrated. I am curious whether console still feels good next month.

Kabir Khan · 16 likes

I needed the reminder to start smaller.

Priya Nair · 1 likes

I needed the reminder to start smaller.

Cozy Mango · 18 likes

There is probably a middle ground here. I keep a note about indie for exactly this reason.

Leila Karimi · 4 likes

The tiny angle is what sold me. My friend tried it in Kuala Lumpur and had the opposite result.

Aoi Ito · 2 likes

I am stealing that phrase.

Isha Menon · 1 likes

Noted, and thank you.

Brave Lantern · 0 likes

Could be regional too.

João Pereira · 0 likes

This is the gentle version of my rant.

Noah Miller · 4 likes

Anecdotally, this tracks with what I have seen. I noticed the same thing in Jakarta.

Valeria Flores · 2 likes

Amazing how much difference one small change can make. A little friction removed goes a long way.

Kabir Khan · 1 likes

The boring logistics are always the hidden part. I noticed the same thing in Kuala Lumpur. This is why house rules need a constitution.

Paolo Garcia · 1 likes

What happened after the first week? I am curious whether cairo stayed easy. The ambitious part is easy to underestimate.

Grace Parker · 8 likes

You just saved me a bad purchase.

Anna Gruber · 2 likes

That is the part people skip.

Huy Le · 1 likes

Not wrong, but I think this underestimates how different people's constraints are. For me it came down to the first draft.

Urban Fern · 1 likes

I love this. It feels practical without pretending life is neat. That is the kind of detail beginners miss.

Gentle Noodle · 1 likes

I like the idea, but the setup probably matters a lot.

Sanne de Vries · 1 likes

I am saving this for the next time I overthink tiny. My friend tried it in Kuala Lumpur and had the opposite result.

Rafael Almeida · 1 likes

Not wrong, but I think this underestimates how different people's constraints are. I would write it down before changing anything else.

Noah Miller · 0 likes

This reminds me of something a friend in Jakarta mentioned. The chaotic part is easy to underestimate.