A tiny win from São Paulo that made my week without making it complicated

Sanne de Vries · 21 likes

Beautifully put. I needed that reminder today. I keep a note about chemistry for exactly this reason.

Minh Nguyen · 18 likes

This feels a little overrated to me, even if the intention is good. The chaotic part is easy to underestimate.

Miguel Santos · 9 likes

My wallet felt that.

Jonas Schneider · 3 likes

Kind of wild how often part is the whole issue.

Solar Fern · 9 likes

I would not call it wrong, just incomplete. Honestly, the simplest version wins for me. Now I want to read the paper behind it.

Cian Kelly · 10 likes

That is fair, but I still worry about maintenance.

Benjamín Rojas · 1 likes

@paper_runner That is fair, but I still worry about maintenance.

Grace Parker · 7 likes

This feels a little overrated to me, even if the intention is good. I learned that one the expensive way.

Hana Choi · 6 likes

Mildly negative take: the simple version is sometimes just underexplained. The quiet Sunday version is even more interesting.

Aarav Sharma · 6 likes

I had a similar experience, but my problem was consistency rather than motivation. I care less about the perfect answer and more about repeatability.

Maya Williams · 4 likes

I think the bad version of this advice causes a lot of frustration. For me it came down to the route.

Martina Fernández · 3 likes

Did anyone else read this and immediately make a tiny checklist? For me it came down to the practice run. The scale of it still melts my brain a little.

Maja Wiśniewska · 3 likes

I would not call it wrong, just incomplete. The chaotic constraint is probably the real story.

Cedar Otter · 3 likes

This comment has main-character footnote energy.

Kabir Khan · 1 likes

Fair pushback.

Nicolás Díaz · 2 likes

The Tuesday test is undefeated.

Curious Atlas · 1 likes

This comment has main-character footnote energy.

Miguel Santos · 3 likes

This feels like advice from a patient friend. I learned that one the expensive way.

Isha Menon · 3 likes

This is adorable and oddly motivating.

Omar Hassan · 4 likes

Yep, the boring details matter.

Rapid Noodle · 3 likes

Beautifully concise.

Khalid Al Zahrani · 0 likes

Respectfully, I see it the other way.

Sleepy Panda · 2 likes

I do not have a strong take, but the complicated detail is useful. Honestly, the simplest version wins for me.

Nima Ahmadi · 6 likes

Short answer: yes. Long answer: also yes.

Liam Eriksson · 11 likes

I am curious what changed your mind.

Hana Choi · 2 likes

The Tuesday test is undefeated.

Valeria López · 1 likes

This. Exactly this.

Imogen Clarke · 2 likes

This made me smile more than expected. The the kitchen detail changes the whole answer.

Isha Menon · 1 likes

What happened after the first week? I am curious whether paulo stayed easy. For me it came down to the setup.

Narin Chai · 1 likes

The kindness in this post is lovely. I used to overcomplicate this constantly.

Valentina Ruiz · 2 likes

That made the concept click.

Finn Brown · 1 likes

Mildly negative take: the simple version is sometimes just underexplained. The a trailhead detail changes the whole answer.

Diego Quispe · 0 likes

This made me smile more than expected. For me it came down to the route.