Programming · by Minji Kim · 2026-09-17

What would you rather spend a free Saturday doing before coffee

would love to hear how other people handle this. I am especially curious about the version that works on a tired weekday, not just on an ideal Sunday.

My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 6 minutes to prepare, I am much more likely to keep doing it

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Budi Santoso · 8 likes

Love the tiny experiment energy. This is exactly the kind of tradeoff teams argue about for weeks

Rohan Mehta · 1 likes

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

Rohan Mehta · 6 likes

Surprised more people aren't choosing Only with help. It seems like the practical answer. My only addition is to make the first step visible

Mateo Cruz · 2 likes

Only with help got my vote. The other choices are good, but this one fits my week. For me it came down to the first draft

Ethan Brooks · 2 likes

Kind of wild how often other is teh whole issue

Luca Bianchi · 1 likes

Respectfully, I see it the other way

Nicolás Díaz · 2 likes

Surprised more people aren't choosing Not for me. It seems like the practical answer. This pairs weirdly well with dumplings

Solar Lantern · 1 likes

That would annoy me more then it helped

Noé Petit · 1 likes

my wallet felt that

Midnight Coder · 0 likes

Totally agree, especially for beginners

Minji Kim · 0 likes

I am curious what changed your mind

Laura Gómez · 1 likes

there is probably a middle ground here. That is where the boring checklist helps