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Hiking · by Elise Peeters · 2026-09-26

I tried doing camping the boring way and it worked on a budget

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 tiny repair for a while.

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 prototype for a while.

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

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Yui Tanaka · 4 likes

This is genuinely helpful, thanks for writing it out.

Noor Janssens · 0 likes

Glad you shared it; small wins count. The 2-minute rule is underrated.

Khalid Al Zahrani · 1 likes

@noor-89 This is the kind of disagreement I like.

Olena Shevchenko · 0 likes

Excellent timing; I was just thinking about boring. I learned that one the expensive way.