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Personal Finance · by Mango Otter · 2026-10-02

What debt looks like when you stop optimizing everything that actually stuck

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.

My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 4 minutes to prepare, I am much more likely to keep doing it.

My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 7 minutes to prepare, I am much more likely to keep doing it.

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Maya Putri · 3 likes

This made me smile more than expected. I noticed the same thing in Berlin.

Cedar Panda · 2 likes

Interesting. I would like to see how it changes after 7 months. The the corner shop detail changes the whole answer.

Mia Bauer · 1 likes

Can you expand on that a bit?

Alma Nilsson · 0 likes

Fair point, but I had the opposite experience. It sounds small, but the first draft matters.