Funny · by Noé Petit · 2026-10-07

A tiny win from Istanbul that made my week before coffee

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

> Tiny progress is still progress.

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

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

> Tiny progress is still progress.

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

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Comments

Cozy Mango · 4 likes

The coffee angle is what sold me. That is where the boring checklist helps.

Piotr Zieliński · 3 likes

Useful intention, poor execution. I am curious whether silly still feels good next month.

Aisha Rahman · 1 likes

I am mostly here for the follow-up. I would write it down before changing anything else.

Urban Orbit · 3 likes

Kind of wild how often changing is the whole issue.

Grace Parker · 1 likes

What happened after the first week? I am curious whether made stayed easy. This would have saved me a lot of trial and error.

Rachel Tan · 1 likes

I like the idea, but the setup probably matters a lot. For me it came down to the playlist. Small progress still counts.

Rachel Tan · 0 likes

I think the bad version of this advice causes a lot of frustration.

Noé Petit · 1 likes

This comment has main-character footnote energy.

Noé Petit · 0 likes

I think both things can be true.