Open Source · by Cozy Rider · 2026-09-22

A surprisingly useful lesson from a family dinner without making it complicated

My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 4 minutes to prepare, I am much more likely to keep doing it.

> Tiny progress is still progress.

That line sounds cheesy, but it got me through the part where licenses stopped feeling new.

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Martina Fernández · 7 likes

Good reminder that boring can be good. This is exactly the kind of tradeoff teams argue about for weeks.

Tola Ibrahim · 3 likes

Glad you shared it; small wins count.

Tiago Costa · 1 likes

Respectfully, I see it the other way.

Sofía Hernández · 0 likes

That made the concept click.

Minh Nguyen · 3 likes

Honestly, great taste. That is the kind of detail beginners miss. I would love to see the benchmark numbers.

Gentle Comet · 1 likes

This is genuinely helpful, thanks for writing it out. For me it came down to the conversation. I would love to see the benchmark numbers.

Diego García · 0 likes

Anecdote beats theory here.