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Programming · by Élodie Favre · 2026-10-06

What tools looks like when you stop optimizing everything that actually stuck

I started this because my late summer felt a little stuck, and learning seemed like a manageable place to experiment. The funny part is that the smallest change was the one I kept.

Part of me wanted the fancy version with all the tools. The better version was boring: one notebook, one reminder, and a willingness to be clumsy with the prototype for a while.

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Grace Parker · 18 likes

You explained the tradeoff really clearly. I am curious whether tools still feels good next month. I would love to see the benchmark numbers.

Sofía Hernández · 0 likes

Excellent timing; I was just thinking about stop. My friend tried it in São Paulo and had the opposite result.

Luca Bianchi · 3 likes

Noted, and thank you.

Maya Williams · 1 likes

Noted, and thank you.

Ngozi Bello · 0 likes

@cedar_mango31 I think both things can be true.