A tiny win from Istanbul that made my week after 27 tries

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

This is probably obvious to veterans here, but it clicked for me only recently. performance got easier when I stopped treating every attempt like a final exam.

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.

The detail that surprised me was how much a trailhead changed the outcome. Same plan, different setting, completely different energy.