A tiny bit of calm from a neighborhood park on a quiet walk

Silver Fern · 29 likes

Agree completely. The simple version is underrated. That is where the boring checklist helps.

Aoi Ito · 16 likes

That would annoy me more than it helped. A little friction removed goes a long way. This makes me want to start a weekend project.

Tiny Atlas · 10 likes

Maybe, but the tradeoff seems bigger than the post suggests. I keep a note about portraits for exactly this reason.

Léa Bernard · 11 likes

Kind of wild how often seems is the whole issue.

Tiny Atlas · 1 likes

That sounds great until you add children/pets/deadlines.

Sara Ahmed · 8 likes

What would you change if you started over? A little friction removed goes a long way.

Zofia Kowalska · 6 likes

Excellent timing; I was just thinking about quiet. That is the kind of detail beginners miss.

Avery Johnson · 6 likes

Helpful and not preachy, which is rare. I learned that one the expensive way. The texture and mood are lovely.

Noé Petit · 3 likes

I think this advice is overrated. My friend tried it in Jakarta and had the opposite result.

Urban Lantern · 3 likes

Anecdotally, this tracks with what I have seen. It reminds me of a very specific conversation near my desk.

Pixel Otter · 3 likes

This is genuinely helpful, thanks for writing it out. My friend tried it in Madrid and had the opposite result. This makes me want to start a weekend project.

Maya Williams · 3 likes

My first thought was cost, then time, then whether I would remember to do it.

Cedar Marauder · 2 likes

Useful intention, poor execution.

Urban Lantern · 2 likes

Big fan of this approach. The ambitious part is easy to underestimate.

Piotr Zieliński · 1 likes

Yep, the boring details matter.

Bianca Santos · 0 likes

Great point, especially the part about tiny. This pairs weirdly well with idli.

Ayesha Khan · 1 likes

Totally agree, especially for beginners.