Careers · by Curious Lantern · 2026-09-14

Notes from a very normal busy month with Careers on a budget

> Tiny progress is still progress.

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

I know this is a tiny sample size, but after 8 attempts the pattern is pretty clear. When I keep the setup simple, I actually follow through.

> Tiny progress is still progress.

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

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Mango Orbit · 5 likes

That is a good question for people with more experience than me. The winter version is even more interesting.

Khalid Al Zahrani · 1 likes

Can you share what you tried before this? I noticed the same thing in Cape Town.

Aarav Sharma · 1 likes

@brave_lantern Short answer: yes. Long answer: also yes.

Martina Fernández · 1 likes

This is the kind of disagreement I like.

Khalid Al Zahrani · 1 likes

Good clarification — I read it differently at first.

Jack Taylor · 1 likes

Fair pushback.

Kabir Khan · 1 likes

This is genuinely helpful, thanks for writing it out. The low-effort version is probably the keeper.

Tola Ibrahim · 2 likes

This is the kind of disagreement I like.

Maja Wiśniewska · 1 likes

My version of this was messier, but the conclusion was similar. The busy month version is even more interesting.