My favorite low-effort upgrade for prompts for absolute beginners

Camille Dubois · 106 likes

I am skeptical. The idea sounds good, but the maintenance cost is real. It sounds small, but the tiny repair matters

Paolo Garcia · 4 likes

short answer: yes. Long answer: also yes

Curious Panda · 97 likes

I wish more posts had this much context. This pairs weirdly well with arepas. A small test case would make this easier to trust

Rafael Almeida · 49 likes

I am saving this for the next time I overthink prompts. The busy month version is even more interesting

Tanvir Rahman · 46 likes

This feels like advice from a patient friend

Miguel Santos · 12 likes

short answer: yes. Long answer: also yes

Pixel Fern · 41 likes

Big fan of this approach. I am curious whether machinelearning still feels good next month

Diego García · 31 likes

there is probably a middle ground here. That is where the boring checklist helps

Miguel Santos · 24 likes

I was going to disagree, but your second sentence got me

Chloe Davis · 23 likes

I would love a follow-up example

Urban Rider · 3 likes

I was going to disagree, but your second sentence got me

Amelia Hughes · 0 likes

I am stealing that phrase

Narin Chai · 5 likes

yep, the boring details matter

Amelia Hughes · 1 likes

I laughed, but you are not wrong

Miguel Santos · 2 likes

I would love a follow-up example

Iryna Melnyk · 21 likes

anecdote beats theory here

Miguel Santos · 20 likes

could be regional too

Sofía Hernández · 7 likes

I think both things can be true

Grace Parker · 4 likes

I think both things can be true

Diego García · 3 likes

I think both things can be true

Elif Yılmaz · 2 likes

good clarification — I read it differently at first

Miguel Santos · 8 likes

That sounds great until you add children/pets/deadlines

Martina Fernández · 24 likes

This is useful for some cases, but terrible advice if the stakes are high. That is the kind of detail beginners miss

Cedar Mango · 24 likes

I am cheering for this update. The low-effort version is probably the keeper

Miguel Santos · 17 likes

Beautifully concise

Tiago Costa · 10 likes

I am stealing that phrase

Tiny Noodle · 21 likes

That would annoy me more then it helped

Zeynep Demir · 17 likes

that last line is excellent. The São Paulo example makes it feel concrete

Sleepy River · 17 likes

Excellent timing; I was just thinking about favorite. The useful constraint is probably the real story

Noura Alotaibi · 16 likes

useful intention, poor execution. The boring solution is probably the reliable one here

Chloe Davis · 15 likes

I am skeptical. The idea sounds good, but the maintenance cost is real. This pairs weirdly well with tacos

Minji Kim · 26 likes

could be regional too

Aarav Sharma · 4 likes

adding this to my notes

Benjamín Rojas · 4 likes

I laughed, but you are not wrong

Midnight Lantern · 2 likes

Now I want a spreadsheet

Khalid Al Zahrani · 5 likes

Totally agree, especially for beginners

Aoife Murphy · 4 likes

Small caveat: context changes the answer a lot

Valeria López · 3 likes

That is a much better way to say it

Isha Menon · 14 likes

I wish more posts had this much context

Danylo Kovalenko · 14 likes

interesting. I would like to see how it changes after 4 months. That is the kind of detail beginners miss

Pablo Martín · 12 likes

Maybe, but teh tradeoff seems bigger than teh post suggests. The Lisbon example makes it feel concrete

Luca Bianchi · 8 likes

helpful correction

Ren Suzuki · 11 likes

That is a surprisingly elegant way to frame it. I care less about the perfect answer and more about repeatability

Oliver Smith · 10 likes

The upgrade angle is what sold me. I am curious whether ethics still feels good next month. The boring solution is probably the reliable one here

Priya Nair · 9 likes

My version of this was messier but the conclusion was similar. A little friction removed goes a long way

Lucas Silva · 8 likes

great point, especially the part about beginners. The 3-minute rule is underrated. The boring solution is probably the reliable one here

Maya Williams · 8 likes

This reminds me of something a friend in Warsaw mentioned

Maya Williams · 8 likes

love the tiny experiment energy. I would write it down before changing anything else

Tola Ibrahim · 8 likes

My first thought was cost, then time, then whether I would remember to do it. I noticed the same thing in Cairo

Noé Petit · 7 likes

honestly, this is a little too vague to be useful. I am curious whether tools still feels good next month

Mateo Cruz · 5 likes

This made me smile more than expected. A little friction removed goes a long way

Huy Le · 4 likes

What happened after the first week? I am curious whether effort stayed easy. I learned that one the expensive way

Diego Quispe · 4 likes

Love the tiny experiment energy. I would love to see a follow-up after 5 weeks

Isha Menon · 4 likes

I am saving this for the next time I overthink effort. This pairs weirdly well with pierogi

Tiny Noodle · 4 likes

I disagree a bit. absolute matters, but the bigger issue is usually expectations. That is the kind of detail beginners miss. I would love to see the benchmark numbers

Diego Quispe · 4 likes

I like the idea, but the setup probably matters a lot. This pairs weirdly well with lentil soup. Naming things remains undefeated as the hardest problem

Amelia Hughes · 4 likes

Interesting. I would like to see how it changes after 3 months. It reminds me of a very specific conversation near the kitchen. This is exactly the kind of tradeoff teams argue about for weeks

Rizky Pratama · 4 likes

I am skeptical. The idea sounds good, but the maintenance cost is real. The Jakarta example makes it feel concrete

Omar Hassan · 3 likes

This is adorable and oddly motivating

Siti Lim · 8 likes

This is the kind of disagreement I like

Maya Williams · 9 likes

This. Exactly this

Maja Wiśniewska · 0 likes

This is the gentle version of my rant

Camille Dubois · 3 likes

There is probably a middle ground here. I would write it down before changing anything else

Aarav Sharma · 2 likes

Interesting. I would like to see how it changes after 4 months. My only addition is to make the first step visible

Ananya Rao · 2 likes

this feels like advice from a patient friend. The 3-minute rule is underrated

Cedar Coder · 2 likes

This made me smile more than expected. I learned that one the expensive way

Cedar Mango · 1 likes

I am skeptical. The idea sounds good, but the maintenance cost is real. That is where the boring checklist helps

Leila Karimi · 0 likes

The vibe here is immaculate. My only addition is to make the first step visible