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Curious · by Paolo Garcia · 2026-10-04

What learning looks like when you stop optimizing everything from my Monday morning notes

I know this is a tiny sample size, but after 4 attempts the pattern is pretty clear. When I keep the setup simple, I actually follow through.

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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.