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Music · by Lucas Silva · 2026-10-06

I changed one thing and suddenly albums made sense with a gentle constraint

My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 2 minutes to prepare, I am much more likely to keep doing it.

My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 4 minutes to prepare, I am much more likely to keep doing it.

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 route for a while.

My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 7 minutes to prepare, I am much more likely to keep doing it.

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Rizky Pratama · 10 likes

Do you think this would work in a smaller place than Seoul?

Tiago Costa · 5 likes

This is useful for some cases, but terrible advice if the stakes are high. The quiet part is easy to underestimate.

Minji Kim · 0 likes

That is a good boundary.

Curious Lantern · 1 likes

This sounds sensible, though I would need to test it myself. I keep a note about concerts for exactly this reason.

Grace Parker · 1 likes

Can you expand on that a bit?

Chinedu Adeyemi · 1 likes

I think this advice is overrated. The Toronto example makes it feel concrete.

Lena Müller · 0 likes

I am cheering for this update. This is where I would ask one more question before choosing.