Wholesome · by Cozy Baker · 2026-09-22
My 9-month experiment with community for absolute beginners
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 practice run for a while.
> Tiny progress is still progress.
That line sounds cheesy, but it got me through the part where kindness stopped feeling new.
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Piotr Zieliński · 8 likes
I would not call it wrong, just incomplete. I care less about the perfect answer and more about repeatability.
Finn Brown · 6 likes
This has cozy competence written all over it. This pairs weirdly well with banana bread.
Brian Otieno · 4 likes
That is a good question for people with more experience than me.
Anna Gruber · 2 likes
I needed the reminder to start smaller.
Anna Gruber · 1 likes
@ke_noodle I laughed, but you are not wrong.
Paper Coder · 3 likes
The conclusion is too broad, but the example is interesting. The social part surprised me too.
Cozy Baker · 1 likes
The Tuesday test is undefeated.
Nour Ali · 3 likes
I think this advice is overrated. For me it came down to the first draft.
Luca Bianchi · 2 likes
Do you think this would work in a smaller place than Dublin? I am curious whether kindness still feels good next month.
Ethan Brooks · 2 likes
Great point, especially the part about experiment.
Mateo Cruz · 1 likes
Love the tiny experiment energy. I learned that one the expensive way.
Maya Williams · 0 likes
That is a surprisingly elegant way to frame it. This is where I would ask one more question before choosing.