Writing · by Minji Kim · 2026-08-31

A gentle rant about prompts and expectations in real life

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.

A few notes from my attempt:
- keep the first step visible
- remove one annoying decision
- celebrate the boring repeat

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.

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Comments

Maja Wiśniewska · 12 likes

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

Diego García · 7 likes

My version of this was messier, but the conclusion was similar. The beautiful part is easy to underestimate.

Chloe Davis · 4 likes

What would you change if you started over? This pairs weirdly well with banana bread. The small imperfections make it feel human.

Paolo Garcia · 18 likes

I am stealing that phrase.

Arif Hasan · 3 likes

I think both things can be true.

Minji Kim · 1 likes

Thanks, that actually helped.

Arif Hasan · 1 likes

Same here. It took me too long to learn.

Minji Kim · 0 likes

Fair pushback.

Budi Santoso · 0 likes

This is useful for some cases, but terrible advice if the stakes are high. The first week version is even more interesting.

Jonas Schneider · 0 likes

You explained the tradeoff really clearly. I would test it for 9 days before deciding.