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Pets · by Lukas Huber · 2026-09-30

The surprising joy of doing the tiny repair badly at first after 2 tries

> Tiny progress is still progress.

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

I had a disappointing first try, a surprisingly good second try, and then a third attempt that taught me humility. So, naturally, I now have opinions.

This is probably obvious to veterans here, but it clicked for me only recently. cats got easier when I stopped treating every attempt like a final exam.

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Luca Bianchi · 10 likes

I wonder how much of this depends on timing.

Gentle Marauder · 7 likes

I was going to disagree, but your second sentence got me.

Noah Miller · 3 likes

Amazing how much difference one small change can make. That is where the boring checklist helps.

Noah Miller · 1 likes

I am skeptical. The idea sounds good, but the maintenance cost is real. That is where the boring checklist helps.

Gentle Panda · 0 likes

Agree completely. The simple version is underrated. I would test it for 3 days before deciding.