Movies · by Oussama Alaoui · 2026-09-28
The thing nobody told me about film without making it complicated
A few notes from my attempt:
- keep the first step visible
- remove one annoying decision
- celebrate the boring repeat
My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 9 minutes to prepare, I am much more likely to keep doing it.
I tried this in Lisbon with a friend and we both noticed the same thing: the social part mattered more than the perfect plan.
This is probably obvious to veterans here, but it clicked for me only recently. directors got easier when I stopped treating every attempt like a final exam.
- keep the first step visible
- remove one annoying decision
- celebrate the boring repeat
My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 9 minutes to prepare, I am much more likely to keep doing it.
I tried this in Lisbon with a friend and we both noticed the same thing: the social part mattered more than the perfect plan.
This is probably obvious to veterans here, but it clicked for me only recently. directors got easier when I stopped treating every attempt like a final exam.
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