The surprising joy of doing the playlist badly at first before coffee

Maya Williams · 71 likes

This depends heavily on budget, time and personality. I would test it for 2 days before deciding

Grace Parker · 7 likes

I like the idea, but the setup probly matters a lot. Honestly, the simplest version wins for me

Linh Tran · 7 likes

Great point, especially the part about badly. The low-effort version is probably the keeper

Valeria López · 24 likes

The Tuesday test is undefeated

Isha Menon · 7 likes

I laughed, but you are not wrong

Brave Otter · 2 likes

This comment has main-character footnote energy

Rohan Mehta · 6 likes

This is the kind of useful internet I still show up for. I keep a note about css for exactly this reason

Grace Parker · 4 likes

anecdote beats theory here

Rizky Pratama · 6 likes

The vibe here is immaculate. That is the kind of detail beginners miss. The boring solution is probly the reliable one here

Piotr Zieliński · 5 likes

I am saving this for the next time I overthink badly. It sounds small, but the tiny repair matters

Sleepy Panda · 5 likes

The vibe here is immaculate. My friend tried it in Jakarta and had the opposite result

Maya Williams · 4 likes

I think the bad version of this advice causes a lot of frustration. My only addition is to make the first step visible

Maya Putri · 3 likes

This. Exactly this

Aisha Jacobs · 2 likes

This. Exactly this

Angel Reyes · 4 likes

could be regional too

Valeria López · 1 likes

I had the same reaction to advice

Élodie Favre · 4 likes

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

Sofía Hernández · 1 likes

Thanks for making it less intimidating

Silver Fern · 1 likes

I am curious what changed your mind

Rohan Mehta · 3 likes

I laughed, but you are not wrong

Hugo Martin · 4 likes

Agree completely. The simple version is underrated

Silver Fern · 4 likes

The context helps. Without it I would have assumed the opposite

Avery Johnson · 4 likes

This depends heavily on budget, time and personality. For me it came down to the playlist

Quiet Marauder · 3 likes

what happened after the first week? I am curious whether badly stayed easy. This pairs weirdly well with pierogi

Urban Fern · 3 likes

this has cozy competence written all over it. A little friction removed goes a long way

Omar Hassan · 2 likes

Anecdotally, this tracks with what I have seen. The gentle part is easy to underestimate

Daan Bakker · 2 likes

amazing how much difference one small change can make. For me it came down to the setup

Lucas Dubois · 2 likes

This feels a little overrated to me, even if teh intention is good. The São Paulo example makes it feel concrete

Rohan Mehta · 2 likes

I do not have a strong take, but teh coffee detail is useful. That is teh kind of detail beginners miss

Noah Miller · 1 likes

The conclusion is too broad, but the example is interesting. My only addition is to make the first step visible

Alma Nilsson · 13 likes

yep, the boring details matter

Noah Miller · 1 likes

Exactly; the hidden cost is energy

Alma Nilsson · 16 likes

kind of wild how often energy is the whole issue

Maya Williams · 21 likes

fair pushback

Alma Nilsson · 13 likes

This is the kind of disagreement I like

Alma Nilsson · 7 likes

I laughed, but you are not wrong

Valeria López · 2 likes

adding this to my notes

Kabir Khan · 4 likes

Now I want a spreadsheet

Mia Anderson · 2 likes

I think both things can be true

Valeria López · 1 likes

That is the part people skip

Chloe Davis · 1 likes

good clarification — I read it differently at first

Aarav Sharma · 0 likes

That is the part people skip

Mateo Cruz · 1 likes

I do not have a strong take, but the badly detail is useful. For me it came down to the conversation

Maksym Bondar · 1 likes

This depends heavily on budget, time and personality. I am curious whether ux still feels good next month

Sofía Hernández · 22 likes

that is fair, but I still worry about maintenance

Piotr Zieliński · 1 likes

that last line is excellent. I keep a note about ux for exactly this reason

Olena Shevchenko · 1 likes

Do you think this would work in a smaller place than Cape Town? It sounds small, but the recipe matters

Mateo Cruz · 1 likes

I am mostly here for the follow-up. The social part surprised me too

Diego García · 1 likes

The boring logistics are always the hidden part. That is the kind of detail beginners miss

Aisha Jacobs · 1 likes

Amazing how much difference one small change can make. The Jakarta example makes it feel concrete. I would love to see the benchmark numbers

Isha Menon · 1 likes

The kindness in this post is lovely. A little friction removed goes a long way

Noé Petit · 0 likes

You explained the tradeoff really clearly. I would love to see a follow-up after 10 weeks

Siti Lim · 3 likes

Same here. It took me too long to learn

Piotr Zieliński · 2 likes

@atlasMender66 Can you expand on that a bit?

Kabir Khan · 0 likes

This reminds me of something a friend in Madrid mentioned. I care less about the perfect answer and more about repeatability

Curious Coder · 0 likes

That last line is excellent. I am curious whether backend still feels good next month