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Unpopular Opinions · by Curious Orbit · 2026-08-30

The delightful joy of doing the first draft badly at first

> Tiny progress is still progress.

That line sounds cheesy, but it got me through the part where culture stopped feeling new.

My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 8 minutes to prepare, I am much more likely to keep doing it.

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Liam Naidoo · 3 likes

The doing angle is what sold me. I noticed the same thing in Dublin.

Aoi Ito · 11 likes

Helpful correction.

Elif Yılmaz · 2 likes

Beautifully concise.

Mia Bauer · 3 likes

Interesting. I would like to see how it changes after 3 months. The practical constraint is probably the real story.

Minh Nguyen · 3 likes

The vibe here is immaculate. For me it came down to the recipe. Small progress still counts.

Amina Okafor · 1 likes

The kindness in this post is lovely. My friend tried it in Istanbul and had the opposite result.

Minh Nguyen · 0 likes

I am skeptical. The idea sounds good, but the maintenance cost is real. The quiet constraint is probably the real story.

Theo Bennett · 1 likes

That is a good boundary.