Music · by Ananya Rao · 2026-09-21
The delightful joy of doing the recipe badly at first with an ambitious constraint
Part of me wanted the fancy version with all the tools. The better version was boring: one notebook, one reminder, and a willingness to be clumsy with the route for a while.
I started this because my commute felt a little stuck, and concerts seemed like a manageable place to experiment. The funny part is that the smallest change was the one I kept.
> Tiny progress is still progress.
That line sounds cheesy, but it got me through the part where playlists stopped feeling new.
I started this because my commute felt a little stuck, and concerts seemed like a manageable place to experiment. The funny part is that the smallest change was the one I kept.
> Tiny progress is still progress.
That line sounds cheesy, but it got me through the part where playlists stopped feeling new.
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