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Gadgets · by Tanvir Rahman · 2026-10-05

The ambitious joy of doing the recipe badly at first without making it complicated

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.

> Tiny progress is still progress.

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

> Tiny progress is still progress.

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

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Tiny Comet · 4 likes

The context helps. Without it I would have assumed the opposite. This is more useful on a tired weekend than on a perfect day.

Lucía García · 1 likes

The Tuesday test is undefeated.

Tiny Comet · 4 likes

I would love a follow-up example.

Oussama Alaoui · 3 likes

Great point, especially the part about making. My only addition is to make the first step visible.

Maja Wiśniewska · 1 likes

I had a similar experience, but my problem was consistency rather than motivation. The Cairo example makes it feel concrete.

Inês Ferreira · 0 likes

This reminds me of something a friend in Warsaw mentioned.