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Books · by Midnight Marauder · 2026-09-25

A gentle rant about reviews and expectations in Istanbul

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

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

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Liam Eriksson · 1 likes

This is useful for some cases, but terrible advice if the stakes are high.

Sophie Gagnon · 2 likes

That is a much better way to say it.

Midnight Marauder · 0 likes

That is a good boundary.