Curious · by Liam Eriksson · 2026-09-17

The chaotic joy of doing the recipe badly at first after a tiny failure

> Tiny progress is still progress.

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

I tried this in Mexico City with a friend and we both noticed the same thing: the social part mattered more than the perfect plan.

I tried this in Buenos Aires with a friend and we both noticed the same thing: the social part mattered more than the perfect plan.

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.

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Haruto Sato · 26 likes

Great point, especially the part about recipe. This pairs weirdly well with shakshuka. The scale of it still melts my brain a little.

Liam Eriksson · 1 likes

I had the same reaction to recipe.

Aisha Rahman · 0 likes

My wallet felt that.

Cozy Rider · 3 likes

This has cozy competence written all over it. I would love to see a follow-up after 9 weeks.

Paolo Garcia · 2 likes

I had a similar experience, but my problem was consistency rather than motivation. I care less about the perfect answer and more about repeatability.

Maya Putri · 1 likes

Appreciate the nuance.

Iryna Melnyk · 2 likes

Good reminder that boring can be good. I would love to see a follow-up after 6 weeks.

Sanne de Vries · 0 likes

I would not call it wrong, just incomplete. The low-effort version is probably the keeper.

Amelia Hughes · 0 likes

What happened after the first week? I am curious whether badly stayed easy. The beautiful constraint is probably the real story. Nature keeps being stranger than the simplified diagram.