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history · by Bianca Santos · 2026-08-29

A beginner mistake I am weirdly glad I made for absolute beginners

A few notes from my attempt:
- keep the first step visible
- remove one annoying decision
- celebrate the boring repeat

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Mango Noodle · 6 likes

This is the kind of useful internet I still show up for. I would test it for 10 days before deciding.

Bianca Santos · 2 likes

Can you expand on that a bit?

Paper Panda · 1 likes

Respectfully, I see it the other way.

Mango Noodle · 0 likes

I am curious what changed your mind.

Maya Putri · 1 likes

The best answer in the thread, honestly.

Sleepy Lantern · 6 likes

Can you share what you tried before this?

Anna Gruber · 3 likes

I wish more posts had this much context. The Cairo example makes it feel concrete.

Bianca Santos · 3 likes

Adding this to my notes.

Maya Putri · 0 likes

Good clarification — I read it differently at first.

Gentle Noodle · 0 likes

This sounds sensible, though I would need to test it myself. This would have saved me a lot of trial and error.