A gentle rant about history and expectations

My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 9 minutes to prepare, I am much more likely to keep doing it.

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 playlist for a while.

> Tiny progress is still progress.

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