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Explain Like I'm Five · by Lucas Dubois · 2026-09-18

A tiny win from São Paulo that made my week from my first week notes

> Tiny progress is still progress.

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

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

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

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Maja Wiśniewska · 2 likes

I think this advice is overrated. I keep a note about learning for exactly this reason.

Youssef Mahmoud · 0 likes

The Tuesday test is undefeated.

Aoife Murphy · 0 likes

@curious_maja I laughed, but you are not wrong.

Ayesha Khan · 2 likes

Helpful and not preachy, which is rare. My only addition is to make the first step visible.