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Web Dev · by Kabir Khan · 2026-10-01

Can we talk about the underrated side of ux for absolute beginners

I tried this in Madrid with a friend and we both noticed the same thing: the social part mattered more than the perfect plan.

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Wei Lim · 8 likes

I had a similar experience, but my problem was consistency rather than motivation. That is the kind of detail beginners miss.

Siti Lestari · 2 likes

I think both things can be true.

Priya Nair · 1 likes

@wei-93 Noted, and thank you.

Khalid Al Zahrani · 7 likes

Wonderful detail. It makes the whole thing feel real. Naming things remains undefeated as the hardest problem.

Rafael Almeida · 7 likes

@solar_runner Exactly; the hidden cost is energy.

Budi Santoso · 6 likes

The context helps. Without it I would have assumed the opposite. I would write it down before changing anything else.

Arif Hasan · 4 likes

Noted, and thank you.

Brave Atlas · 3 likes

Can you share what you tried before this? I would love to see a follow-up after 8 weeks.

Iryna Melnyk · 1 likes

I like this more than the top-level advice.

Kabir Khan · 3 likes

This sounds sensible, though I would need to test it myself. A little friction removed goes a long way.

Cedar Fern · 3 likes

The absolute angle is what sold me.

Milan Visser · 2 likes

Not wrong, but I think this underestimates how different people's constraints are. The 3-minute rule is underrated.

Silver Fern · 2 likes

Honestly, this is a little too vague to be useful. That is where the boring checklist helps. This is exactly the kind of tradeoff teams argue about for weeks.

Kabir Khan · 2 likes

That is a good boundary.

Sanne de Vries · 1 likes

That would annoy me more than it helped. The low-effort version is probably the keeper.

Cedar Fern · 0 likes

Anecdotally, this tracks with what I have seen. I am curious whether css still feels good next month.