Funny · by Chinedu Adeyemi · 2026-09-16

I tried doing memes the boring way and it worked after 7 tries

I had a disappointing first try, a surprisingly good second try, and then a third attempt that taught me humility. So, naturally, I now have opinions.

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.

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

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Laura Gómez · 8 likes

Love the tiny experiment energy. My friend tried it in Lisbon and had the opposite result. The follow-through matters more than the perfect plan.

Yui Tanaka · 3 likes

This is genuinely helpful, thanks for writing it out. I would test it for 4 days before deciding. The follow-through matters more than the perfect plan.

Hana Choi · 2 likes

This has cozy competence written all over it. I used to overcomplicate this constantly.

Rohan Mehta · 2 likes

This is the kind of disagreement I like.

Aoife Murphy · 0 likes

I needed the reminder to start smaller.

Irene López · 5 likes

Beautifully concise.

Aarav Sharma · 0 likes

Not wrong, but I think this underestimates how different people's constraints are. I keep a note about jokes for exactly this reason.