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Today I Learned · by Martina Fernández · 2026-09-18

Bookmarking this page on Rosetta Stone for later with a beautiful constraint

en.wikipedia.org

My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 10 minutes to prepare, I am much more likely to keep doing it.

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Rapid Comet · 19 likes

I love this. It feels practical without pretending life is neat. I am curious whether culture still feels good next month. People underestimate how much sleep changes the answer.

Mina Chowdhury · 1 likes

I would love a follow-up example.

Rapid Comet · 4 likes

This comment has main-character footnote energy.

Nicolás Díaz · 8 likes

Do you think this would work in a smaller place than Cairo?

Arif Hasan · 6 likes

Agree completely. The simple version is underrated. My friend tried it in Madrid and had the opposite result.

Jiho Lee · 8 likes

I think both things can be true.

Grace Parker · 1 likes

Kind of wild how often madrid is the whole issue.

Chloe Davis · 2 likes

You just saved me a bad purchase.

Minji Kim · 1 likes

Fair pushback.

Gentle Otter · 0 likes

My wallet felt that.

Chinedu Adeyemi · 0 likes

You just saved me a bad purchase.

Ren Suzuki · 5 likes

The boring logistics are always the hidden part. I keep a note about culture for exactly this reason.

Camille Dubois · 5 likes

The stone angle is what sold me. I would test it for 5 days before deciding. People underestimate how much sleep changes the answer.

Thandi Mokoena · 5 likes

That is a surprisingly elegant way to frame it. The low-effort version is probably the keeper. I needed this reminder today.

Sara Ahmed · 4 likes

Beautifully put. I needed that reminder today. I care less about the perfect answer and more about repeatability.

Minji Kim · 2 likes

Honestly, this is a little too vague to be useful.

Maya Williams · 0 likes

Beautifully put. I needed that reminder today. The 7-minute rule is underrated.