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Books · by Noah Johansson · 2026-10-03

I changed one thing and suddenly reviews made sense on a budget

My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 2 minutes to prepare, I am much more likely to keep doing it.

My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 6 minutes to prepare, I am much more likely to keep doing it.

Would love to hear how other people handle this. I am especially curious about the version that works on a tired weekday, not just on an ideal Sunday.

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

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Pixel Atlas · 17 likes

Glad you shared it; small wins count. The low-effort version is probably the keeper.

Bianca Santos · 8 likes

Excellent timing; I was just thinking about thing.

Chloe Davis · 0 likes

Can you expand on that a bit?

Ananya Rao · 4 likes

Glad you shared it; small wins count. I keep a note about libraries for exactly this reason.

Hugo Martin · 2 likes

Interesting. I would like to see how it changes after 4 months. That is where the boring checklist helps.

Tola Ibrahim · 1 likes

I would not call it wrong, just incomplete. This belongs on a rainy evening list.

Aisha Rahman · 1 likes

Agree completely. The simple version is underrated. The 7-minute rule is underrated.

Solar Baker · 1 likes

The made angle is what sold me. My friend tried it in São Paulo and had the opposite result. I love when a recommendation comes with the right mood attached.

Midnight Marauder · 1 likes

Can you share what you tried before this? I noticed the same thing in Berlin.

Diego García · 1 likes

There is probably a middle ground here. The low-effort version is probably the keeper.

Tola Ibrahim · 0 likes

This depends heavily on budget, time and personality. Honestly, the simplest version wins for me.

[deleted] · 5 likes

The best answer in the thread, honestly.

Amelia Hughes · 4 likes

Small caveat: context changes the answer a lot.