The small nonfiction habit that changed my commute in Jakarta

Nour Ali · 28 likes

Love the tiny experiment energy. I would write it down before changing anything else.

Sanne de Vries · 24 likes

This sounds sensible, though I would need to test it myself. The awkward part is easy to underestimate.

Mango Noodle · 9 likes

I would pin this if I could.

Rachel Tan · 21 likes

Great point, especially the part about changed. My only addition is to make the first step visible. I love when a recommendation comes with the right mood attached.

Martina Fernández · 12 likes

This feels like advice from a patient friend. I would test it for 7 days before deciding.

Ethan Brooks · 8 likes

Big fan of this approach. The second half changed how I felt about the beginning.

Nour Ali · 4 likes

I am curious what changed your mind.

Iryna Melnyk · 2 likes

Respectfully, I see it the other way.

Thandi Mokoena · 1 likes

Good clarification — I read it differently at first.

Thandi Mokoena · 2 likes

I think both things can be true.

Yui Tanaka · 2 likes

Appreciate the nuance.

Iryna Melnyk · 1 likes

Short answer: yes. Long answer: also yes.

Rapid Comet · 2 likes

Can you expand on that a bit?

João Pereira · 0 likes

I would love a follow-up example.

Emir Kaya · 18 likes

@riverPilot9 Thanks, that actually helped.

Maja Wiśniewska · 8 likes

This is the kind of useful internet I still show up for. The ambitious part is easy to underestimate.

Cedar Rider · 2 likes

That is a much better way to say it.

Emir Kaya · 1 likes

@majabakes Yep, the boring details matter.

Aoi Ito · 6 likes

Can you share what you tried before this?

Miguel Santos · 5 likes

This is genuinely helpful, thanks for writing it out. I noticed the same thing in Buenos Aires.

Hugo Martin · 4 likes

I wish more posts had this much context. I noticed the same thing in São Paulo.

Pixel Baker · 4 likes

Exactly; the hidden cost is energy.

Ethan Brooks · 3 likes

This has cozy competence written all over it. I keep a note about nonfiction for exactly this reason.

Amelia Hughes · 4 likes

That is fair, but I still worry about maintenance.

Isha Menon · 1 likes

Anecdote beats theory here.

Élodie Favre · 1 likes

My wallet felt that.

Isha Menon · 3 likes

I wonder how much of this depends on timing. This pairs weirdly well with mango sticky rice.

Élodie Favre · 2 likes

Agree completely. The simple version is underrated. This is more useful on a tired rainy evening than on a perfect day.

Emir Kaya · 3 likes

I think both things can be true.

Gentle Comet · 1 likes

@elodie-70 Yep, the boring details matter.

Maya Putri · 1 likes

My version of this was messier, but the conclusion was similar. The low-effort version is probably the keeper.

Paper River · 0 likes

This is the kind of useful internet I still show up for. For me it came down to the route.

Sara Ahmed · 0 likes

I am skeptical. The idea sounds good, but the maintenance cost is real. It reminds me of a very specific conversation near a coworking table.