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Fitness · by Tomás Gómez · 2026-09-16

A beginner mistake I am weirdly glad I made for absolute beginners

My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 3 minutes to prepare, I am much more likely to keep doing it.

My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 10 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 first draft for a while.

Context: I am not an expert, just someone trying to make Fitness feel less intimidating. I wrote down what worked, what felt awkward, and what I would do differently next time.

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Theo Bennett · 9 likes

Interesting. I would like to see how it changes after 9 months. The messy part is easy to underestimate.

Jasmine Cruz · 2 likes

Helpful and not preachy, which is rare. This would have saved me a lot of trial and error. People underestimate how much sleep changes the answer.

Valeria López · 2 likes

That is fair, but I still worry about maintenance.

Tomás Gómez · 1 likes

This comment has main-character footnote energy.

Noah Miller · 0 likes

That is the part people skip.

Rizky Pratama · 1 likes

Amazing how much difference one small change can make. The 8-minute rule is underrated.

Aoi Ito · 0 likes

Fair point, but I had the opposite experience. This pairs weirdly well with banana bread.