Space · by Rapid Comet · 2026-10-05
The beautiful joy of doing the routine badly at first
This is probably obvious to veterans here, but it clicked for me only recently. planets got easier when I stopped treating every attempt like a final exam.
I started this because my rainy evening felt a little stuck, and astronomy seemed like a manageable place to experiment. The funny part is that the smallest change was the one I kept.
My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 3 minutes to prepare, I am much more likely to keep doing it.
A few notes from my attempt:
- keep the first step visible
- remove one annoying decision
- celebrate the boring repeat
I started this because my rainy evening felt a little stuck, and astronomy seemed like a manageable place to experiment. The funny part is that the smallest change was the one I kept.
My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 3 minutes to prepare, I am much more likely to keep doing it.
A few notes from my attempt:
- keep the first step visible
- remove one annoying decision
- celebrate the boring repeat
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