What are the red flags beginners miss in Ask Orbit on a budget?

> Tiny progress is still progress.

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

My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 10 minutes to prepare, I am much more likely to keep doing it.

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