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Unpopular Opinions · by Bianca Santos · 2026-09-30

The beautiful joy of doing the prototype badly at first from a tiny balcony

> Tiny progress is still progress.

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

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João Pereira · 4 likes

Good reminder that boring can be good. A little friction removed goes a long way. The follow-through matters more than the perfect plan.

Finn Brown · 9 likes

I would love a follow-up example.

Kabir Khan · 2 likes

I had the same reaction to good.

Curious Mango · 3 likes

Excellent timing; I was just thinking about doing. I noticed the same thing in Warsaw.

Curious Orbit · 3 likes

This feels like advice from a patient friend. I would test it for 10 days before deciding.

Bianca Santos · 11 likes

Small caveat: context changes the answer a lot.

Piotr Zieliński · 1 likes

Totally agree, especially for beginners.

Danylo Kovalenko · 1 likes

That is a surprisingly elegant way to frame it. I would love to see a follow-up after 6 weeks.