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Cities · by Aarav Sharma · 2026-09-15

The most beautiful part of learning walking that actually stuck

> Tiny progress is still progress.

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

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

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 recipe for a while.

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Lucas Dubois · 56 likes

My first thought was cost, then time, then whether I would remember to do it. Honestly, the simplest version wins for me.

Martina Fernández · 8 likes

Thanks, that actually helped.

Noah Campbell · 0 likes

The best answer in the thread, honestly.

Nour Ali · 3 likes

Good reminder that boring can be good. I keep a note about transit for exactly this reason.

Mateo Cruz · 3 likes

Short answer: yes. Long answer: also yes.

Finn Brown · 2 likes

I was going to disagree, but your second sentence got me.

Aarav Sharma · 0 likes

Anecdote beats theory here.

Curious Atlas · 0 likes

That is the part people skip.

Hugo Sánchez · 2 likes

The kindness in this post is lovely. My friend tried it in Lisbon and had the opposite result.

Aarav Sharma · 6 likes

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

Irene López · 2 likes

Now I want a spreadsheet.

Irene López · 0 likes

Short answer: yes. Long answer: also yes.

Maja Wiśniewska · 1 likes

The conclusion is too broad, but the example is interesting. It sounds small, but the first draft matters.