Cities · by Nour Ali · 2026-09-05
What would you rather spend a free Saturday doing
> Tiny progress is still progress.
That line sounds cheesy, but it got me through the part where housing stopped feeling new.
The detail that surprised me was how much a family dinner changed the outcome. Same plan, different setting, completely different energy.
A few notes from my attempt:
- keep the first step visible
- remove one annoying decision
- celebrate the boring repeat
This is probably obvious to veterans here, but it clicked for me only recently. design got easier when I stopped treating every attempt like a final exam.
That line sounds cheesy, but it got me through the part where housing stopped feeling new.
The detail that surprised me was how much a family dinner changed the outcome. Same plan, different setting, completely different energy.
A few notes from my attempt:
- keep the first step visible
- remove one annoying decision
- celebrate the boring repeat
This is probably obvious to veterans here, but it clicked for me only recently. design got easier when I stopped treating every attempt like a final exam.
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