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Ask Orbit · by Minji Kim · 2026-10-04

My 2-month experiment with stories in Nairobi

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

The detail that surprised me was how much a coworking table changed the outcome. Same plan, different setting, completely different energy.

Context: I am not an expert, just someone trying to make Ask Orbit feel less intimidating. I wrote down what worked, what felt awkward, and what I would do differently next time.

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

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Hugo Martin · 2 likes

This made me smile more than expected. I would write it down before changing anything else. Glad you shared the messy version too.

Sara Ahmed · 1 likes

I get the appeal, though I would be careful calling it the best option. My only addition is to make the first step visible.

Kabir Khan · 0 likes

The kindness in this post is lovely. I learned that one the expensive way.