Programming · by Jasmine Cruz · 2026-09-26

My 7-month experiment with tools in real life

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 practice run for a while.

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Narin Chai · 4 likes

I wonder how much of this depends on timing. I am curious whether tools still feels good next month.

Mariana Costa · 2 likes

I would not call it wrong, just incomplete. I used to overcomplicate this constantly.

Benjamín Rojas · 1 likes

@paper_lantern68 Kind of wild how often boring is the whole issue.

Salma Idrissi · 1 likes

That is a much better way to say it.

João Pereira · 0 likes

Big fan of this approach. A little friction removed goes a long way.

Amelia Hughes · 1 likes

Thanks for making it less intimidating.

Martina Fernández · 0 likes

I had the same reaction to long.