Music · by Ethan Brooks · 2026-09-10
A surprisingly useful lesson from a family dinner with a practical constraint
Part of me wanted the fancy version with all the tools. The better version was boring: one notebook, one reminder, and a willingness to be clumsy with the route for a while.
> Tiny progress is still progress.
That line sounds cheesy, but it got me through the part where albums stopped feeling new.
A few notes from my attempt:
- keep the first step visible
- remove one annoying decision
- celebrate the boring repeat
> Tiny progress is still progress.
That line sounds cheesy, but it got me through the part where albums stopped feeling new.
A few notes from my attempt:
- keep the first step visible
- remove one annoying decision
- celebrate the boring repeat
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