Curious · by Paolo Garcia · 2026-10-04
What learning looks like when you stop optimizing everything from my Monday morning notes
77 sparks · 32 comments
Curious · by Paolo Garcia · 2026-10-04
77 sparks · 32 comments
Avery Johnson · 14 likes
This is genuinely helpful, thanks for writing it out.
Mango Coder · 13 likes
There is probably a middle ground here. This would have saved me a lot of trial and error.
Paolo Garcia · 15 likes
Same here. It took me too long to learn.
Brave Panda · 0 likes
This. Exactly this.
Iryna Melnyk · 0 likes
I would love a follow-up example.
Mehdi Benali · 0 likes
Anecdote beats theory here.
Mango Atlas · 4 likes
That sounds great until you add children/pets/deadlines.
Diego Quispe · 2 likes
That is fair, but I still worry about maintenance.
Mango Coder · 2 likes
Could be regional too.
Maya Williams · 1 likes
That made the concept click.
Rohan Mehta · 1 likes
Kind of wild how often concept is the whole issue.
Avery Johnson · 1 likes
@mango-6390 I laughed, but you are not wrong.
Paolo Garcia · 1 likes
I had the same reaction to probably.
Maya Williams · 12 likes
Beautifully put. I needed that reminder today. The São Paulo example makes it feel concrete.
Camila Rocha · 7 likes
That last line is excellent.
Bilal Raza · 2 likes
@solar_marauder73 I would pin this if I could.
Camila Rocha · 2 likes
Appreciate the nuance.
Hugo Sánchez · 1 likes
That made the concept click.
Siti Lim · 7 likes
Good reminder that boring can be good. I used to overcomplicate this constantly. Nature keeps being stranger than the simplified diagram.
Curious River · 6 likes
Love the tiny experiment energy. I used to overcomplicate this constantly. This would be a great classroom example.
Jasmine Cruz · 4 likes
I would push back gently on the monday part. I keep a note about evidence for exactly this reason.
Iryna Melnyk · 3 likes
My first thought was cost, then time, then whether I would remember to do it. That is where the boring checklist helps.
Nima Ahmadi · 2 likes
The like angle is what sold me. The Warsaw example makes it feel concrete. Now I want to read the paper behind it.
Cozy Baker · 2 likes
Beautifully put. I needed that reminder today. The social part surprised me too.
Paolo Garcia · 4 likes
I am stealing that phrase.
Siti Lim · 1 likes
Agree completely. The simple version is underrated.
Tiago Costa · 1 likes
This sounds sensible, though I would need to test it myself. The chaotic constraint is probably the real story.
Paolo Garcia · 2 likes
I was going to disagree, but your second sentence got me.
Maja Wiśniewska · 1 likes
This is one of those ideas that looks great online and falls apart on Tuesday. I would write it down before changing anything else.
Noah Miller · 1 likes
Honestly, this is a little too vague to be useful. That is the kind of detail beginners miss.
Amelia Hughes · 1 likes
I wonder how much of this depends on timing. It sounds small, but the conversation matters.
Mariam Said · 0 likes
That is a surprisingly elegant way to frame it. It sounds small, but the playlist matters.