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Today I Learned · by Ngozi Bello · 2026-09-23

Library of Alexandria is my favorite kind of niche discovery with a gentle constraint

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> Tiny progress is still progress.

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

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.

> Tiny progress is still progress.

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

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Mango Baker · 4 likes

I found this disappointing because it skips the hardest part. This pairs weirdly well with sourdough.

Leila Karimi · 0 likes

I wonder how much of this depends on timing. This is more useful on a tired busy month than on a perfect day.

Aisha Rahman · 2 likes

The Tuesday test is undefeated.

Ngozi Bello · 1 likes

Fair pushback.

Chinedu Adeyemi · 1 likes

This is the kind of disagreement I like.