What family looks like when you stop optimizing everything in Cairo

Benjamín Rojas · 8 likes

Do you think this would work in a smaller place than Lagos?

Chiara Romano · 2 likes

That is the part people skip.

Urban Fern · 1 likes

I would love a follow-up example.

Hugo Martin · 5 likes

This has cozy competence written all over it. I care less about the perfect answer and more about repeatability.

Gentle Baker · 4 likes

There is a hidden assumption here that not everyone shares. This would have saved me a lot of trial and error.

Jonas Schneider · 3 likes

This is genuinely helpful, thanks for writing it out. The delightful part is easy to underestimate.

Nour Ali · 3 likes

Amazing how much difference one small change can make. This would have saved me a lot of trial and error.

Noé Petit · 2 likes

Big fan of this approach. My only addition is to make the first step visible.

Kabir Khan · 0 likes

Could be regional too.

Noé Petit · 1 likes

Yep, the boring details matter.

Kabir Khan · 2 likes

There is probably a middle ground here. The the corner shop detail changes the whole answer.

Rizky Pratama · 1 likes

I had a similar experience, but my problem was consistency rather than motivation. This is more useful on a tired rainy evening than on a perfect day.

Chiara Romano · 0 likes

The Tuesday test is undefeated.

Camille Dubois · 1 likes

I get the appeal, though I would be careful calling it the best option. That is the kind of detail beginners miss.

Élodie Favre · 7 likes

My wallet felt that.

Ren Suzuki · 3 likes

Totally agree, especially for beginners.

Kabir Khan · 0 likes

Can you expand on that a bit?

Nicolás Díaz · 0 likes

Respectfully, I see it the other way.

Tiago Costa · 1 likes

Could be regional too.

Ethan Brooks · 1 likes

This feels like advice from a patient friend. A little friction removed goes a long way. Small progress still counts.

Mina Chowdhury · 1 likes

This feels like advice from a patient friend. I needed this reminder today.

Cedar Panda · 0 likes

This has cozy competence written all over it. I would write it down before changing anything else.

Daniel Kiptoo · 0 likes

The context helps. Without it I would have assumed the opposite. The low-effort version is probably the keeper. I needed this reminder today.

Hugo Martin · 0 likes

Fair point, but I had the opposite experience. I keep a note about family for exactly this reason.