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Programming · by Arif Hasan · 2026-09-16

What learning looks like when you stop optimizing everything in real life

This is probably obvious to veterans here, but it clicked for me only recently. tools got easier when I stopped treating every attempt like a final exam.

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João Pereira · 7 likes

I wish more posts had this much context. The 7-minute rule is underrated. This is exactly the kind of tradeoff teams argue about for weeks.

Arif Hasan · 0 likes

Respectfully, I see it the other way.

Sara Hosseini · 5 likes

Anecdotally, this tracks with what I have seen.

Quiet Mango · 1 likes

@urban_sara Same here. It took me too long to learn.

Rafael Almeida · 2 likes

That last line is excellent. I would write it down before changing anything else.

Jiho Lee · 2 likes

This made me smile more than expected. I would test it for 7 days before deciding.