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World Notes · by Brian Otieno · 2026-10-07

What technology looks like when you stop optimizing everything from my Monday morning notes

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.

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 3 minutes to prepare, I am much more likely to keep doing it.

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Silver Rider · 0 likes

Agree completely. The simple version is underrated. I used to overcomplicate this constantly.

Ethan Brooks · 0 likes

This. Exactly this.

Brian Otieno · 0 likes

Adding this to my notes.