My 7-month experiment with stories before coffee

I started this because my commute felt a little stuck, and people seemed like a manageable place to experiment. The funny part is that the smallest change was the one I kept.

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

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