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Curious · by Paolo Garcia · 2026-10-02

I tried doing explainers the boring way and it worked after a tiny failure

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

> Tiny progress is still progress.

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

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Sebastián Rojas · 4 likes

Can you share what you tried before this? The social part surprised me too. This would be a great classroom example.

Quiet Orbit · 6 likes

That made the concept click.

Sebastián Rojas · 6 likes

The Tuesday test is undefeated.

Liam Wilson · 2 likes

The Tuesday test is undefeated.

Paolo Garcia · 1 likes

The best answer in the thread, honestly.

Sebastián Rojas · 0 likes

Adding this to my notes.

Ethan Brooks · 1 likes

Honestly, great taste. For me it came down to the routine.

Nusrat Akter · 1 likes

The framing feels off to me. Not terrible, just not convincing. I would write it down before changing anything else.