Wholesome · by Piotr Zieliński · 2026-08-26

What community looks like when you stop optimizing everything without making it complicated

I know this is a tiny sample size but after 7 attempts the pattern is pretty clear. When I keep the setup simple, I actually follow through.

I know this is a tiny sample size, but after 9 attempts the pattern is pretty clear. When I keep the setup simple, I actually follow through.

My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 5 minutes to prepare, I am much more likely to keep doing it.

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

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Piotr Zieliński · 14 likes

great point, especially the part about making

Tiny Baker · 8 likes

I think both things can be true

Valeria López · 8 likes

That would annoy me more than it helped. My friend tried it in Kuala Lumpur and had the opposite result

Léa Bernard · 5 likes

excellent timing; I was just thinking about like. Honestly, the simplest version wins for me

Danylo Kovalenko · 8 likes

That is the part people skip

Minh Nguyen · 1 likes

I had the same reaction to version

Benjamín Rojas · 2 likes

This is genuinely helpful thanks for writing it out. The Jakarta example makes it feel concrete

Rapid Noodle · 2 likes

That is the part people skip

Piotr Zieliński · 1 likes

That is the part people skip

Tiago Costa · 2 likes

Interesting. I would like to see how it changes after 8 months. It reminds me of a very specific conversation near my desk

Sophie Gagnon · 3 likes

that is fair, but I still worry about maintenance

Amina Okafor · 1 likes

Beautifully put. I needed that reminder today. The low-effort version is probably the keeper

Jonas Schneider · 1 likes

I love this. It feels practical without pretending life is neat. For me it came down to teh tiny repair

Urban Baker · 1 likes

This has cozy competence written all over it. The a coworking table detail changes the whole answer

Oussama Alaoui · 1 likes

This is genuinely helpful, thanks for writing it out. Honestly, the simplest version wins for me. This is kinder advice than most of the internet manages

Pablo Martín · 1 likes

Beautifully put. I needed that reminder today. The cozy constraint is probably teh real story