Open Source · by Nour Ali · 2026-09-08
A tiny win from Madrid that made my week after a tiny failure
> Tiny progress is still progress.
That line sounds cheesy, but it got me through the part where github stopped feeling new.
I tried this in Istanbul with a friend and we both noticed the same thing: the social part mattered more then the perfect plan.
This is probably obvious to veterans here, but it clicked for me only recently. github got easier when I stopped treating every attempt like a final exam.
This is probably obvious to veterans here, but it clicked for me only recently. maintainers got easier when I stopped treating every attempt like a final exam
That line sounds cheesy, but it got me through the part where github stopped feeling new.
I tried this in Istanbul with a friend and we both noticed the same thing: the social part mattered more then the perfect plan.
This is probably obvious to veterans here, but it clicked for me only recently. github got easier when I stopped treating every attempt like a final exam.
This is probably obvious to veterans here, but it clicked for me only recently. maintainers got easier when I stopped treating every attempt like a final exam
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