The surprising joy of doing the routine badly at first for absolute beginners

Camila Rocha · 29 likes

I am saving this for the next time I overthink routine. It sounds small, but the playlist matters. The boring solution is probably the reliable one here

Finn Brown · 4 likes

Thanks that actually helped

Finn Brown · 3 likes

Now I want a spreadsheet

Hugo Martin · 0 likes

I would love a follow-up example

Noah Johansson · 2 likes

@curious_camila82 I needed the reminder to start smaller

Camila Rocha · 5 likes

kind of wild how often reminder is the whole issue

Youssef Mahmoud · 1 likes

that is fair, but I still worry about maintenance

Cedar Runner · 1 likes

This is the gentle version of my rant

Rohan Mehta · 0 likes

I think both things can be true

Gentle Mango · 17 likes

That is a surprisingly elegant way to frame it. For me it came down to the routine

Emir Kaya · 15 likes

I appreciate the honest middle stage not just the polished ending. The a family dinner detail changes the whole answer

Martina Fernández · 15 likes

The surprising angle is what sold me

Bianca Santos · 11 likes

This is adorable and oddly motivating. The the train station detail changes the whole answer

Maya Williams · 3 likes

Beautifully concise

Aarav Sharma · 9 likes

Do you think this would work in a smaller place than Buenos Aires? The social part surprised me too. Good reminder that tools should serve people, not the reverse

Sara Ahmed · 4 likes

Fair point but I had the opposite experience

Noah Miller · 3 likes

Good reminder that boring can be good. It reminds me of a very specific conversation near a family dinner

Camila Rocha · 3 likes

My first thought was cost, then time, then whether I would remember to do it. I used to overcomplicate this constantly. This is exactly the kind of tradeoff teams argue about for weeks

Jack Taylor · 3 likes

did anyone else read this and immediately make a tiny checklist? The low-effort version is probably the keeper

Martina Fernández · 2 likes

the conclusion is too broad, but teh example is interesting. I would write it down before changing anything else

Diego García · 2 likes

That sounds great until you add children/pets/deadlines

Mariana Costa · 1 likes

this depends heavily on budget, time and personality. I would test it for 5 days before deciding

Martina Fernández · 1 likes

That is the part people skip

Siti Lestari · 2 likes

I would pin this if I could

Silver River · 1 likes

The Tuesday test is undefeated

Pixel Atlas · 1 likes

Beautifully put. I needed that reminder today. This is where I would ask one more question before choosing

Kabir Khan · 1 likes

I wish more posts had this much context. The Lagos example makes it feel concrete. I would love to see the benchmark numbers

Siti Lestari · 0 likes

I had a similar experience, but my problem was consistency rather than motivation. I would love to see a follow-up after 10 weeks