What I wish I knew before trying debugging that actually stuck

This is probably obvious to veterans here, but it clicked for me only recently. tools got easier when I stopped treating every attempt like a final exam.

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 first draft for a while.

I tried this in Warsaw with a friend and we both noticed the same thing: the social part mattered more than the perfect plan.