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Cities · by Miguel Santos · 2026-09-10

A tiny story about ramen, Madrid and timing in real life

I started this because my Monday morning felt a little stuck, and housing seemed like a manageable place to experiment. The funny part is that the smallest change was the one I kept.

> Tiny progress is still progress.

That line sounds cheesy, but it got me through the part where design stopped feeling new.

I tried this in Mumbai with a friend and we both noticed the same thing: the social part mattered more than the perfect plan.

I know this is a tiny sample size, but after 3 attempts the pattern is pretty clear. When I keep the setup simple, I actually follow through.

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Niamh Byrne · 4 likes

You explained the tradeoff really clearly. This makes me want to look at a map for an hour.