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Coffee · by Laura Gómez · 2026-10-07

A tiny story about idli, Cape Town and timing before coffee

I had a disappointing first try, a surprisingly good second try, and then a third attempt that taught me humility. So, naturally, I now have opinions.

> Tiny progress is still progress.

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

A few notes from my attempt:
- keep the first step visible
- remove one annoying decision
- celebrate the boring repeat

The detail that surprised me was how much the library changed the outcome. Same plan, different setting, completely different energy.

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Noé Petit · 1 likes

Beautifully put. I needed that reminder today. It reminds me of a very specific conversation near a trailhead. Texture is doing a lot of work here.