My favorite low-effort upgrade for gear with an awkward constraint

> Tiny progress is still progress.

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

Part of me wanted the fancy version with all the tools. The better version was boring: one notebook, one reminder, and a willingness to be clumsy with the recipe for a while.

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